Psychologist - Senior (Spinal Injuries Unit)

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Study and research support

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Psychologist in the Spinal Injuries Unit to deliver high-quality, evidence-based assessment and intervention for patients across rehabilitation. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, provide clinical guidance, and contribute to supervision and teaching of junior staff.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, education, and ongoing service improvement within a leading public health system.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex psychological services, ideally within spinal injury rehabilitation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide clinical advice and navigate complex team dynamics.
• Experience supervising, training and supporting junior clinicians and students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, intervention and evaluation for patients with spinal injuries.
• Provide clinical advice and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient recovery and discharge planning.
• Mentor and supervise junior clinicians, students and support staff.
• Contribute to clinical education, research and service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes.

Skills

Complex psychological services

Interpersonal communication

Supervision of junior staff

Job description

Your new role:As a Senior Psychologist in the Spinal Injuries Unit, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention to support patients throughout their rehabilitation journey. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to complex clinical decision-making, support colleagues and drive improvements in patient care. You will:Deliver specialist psychological assessment, intervention and evaluation for patients with spinal injuries.Provide clinical advice and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient recovery and discharge planning.Mentor and supervise junior clinicians, students and support staff.Contribute to clinical education, research and service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes.About you:You are an experienced psychologist with strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills and a commitment to compassionate, patient-centred care. You thrive in a complex rehabilitation environment and enjoy supporting colleagues while contributing to continuous improvement. You will have:Demonstrated experience delivering complex psychological services, ideally within spinal injury rehabilitation.Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide clinical advice and navigate complex team dynamics.Experience providing supervision, training and support to junior clinicians and students.Ability to initiate and evaluate evidence-based initiatives that improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About us:The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.