The Role

Navy Psychology is responsible for the development and delivery of the Navy Mental Health Training Continuum (NMHTC) and additional psychology and performance related courses and workshops. This training aims to be responsive to Navy’s mental health, performance and resilience training requirements in order to develop cognitive preparedness for effective and sustained maritime service. The Senior Psychologist Training Development & Evaluation will be responsible for the on-going development and evaluation of Navy Psychology Training. You will be responsible for responding to command requests for training, reviewing and updating current courses, developing new training, training facilitation, and evaluation of training to enable continuous improvement. 

This role will also assist the wider Navy Psychology team through the provision of stakeholder advice and liaison, referrals from Command for advice, brief self-referrals from uniformed members for work-related support, operational mental health screening and critical incident mental health support and organisational interventions, as required.

About our Team

Navy Psychology provides psychological support to the RAN uniformed workforce and contributes directly to Navy’s capability and national security. Navy Psychology strengthens the Navy workforce by delivering best-practice resilience, organisational and mental health programs and by working with Navy leadership to optimise members’ performance.

Our Ideal Candidate

This is a civilian (non-uniformed) role, as part of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce within Navy. Our ideal candidate will have experience in best-practice training development, facilitation, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. They will also be open to innovative strategies for the development of experiential and impactful behavioural change. 

The Senior Psychologist Training Development & Evaluation will exercise a considerable degree of autonomy and display strong prioritization and time management skills, together with strong facilitation skills and preparedness in the development, delivery, and evaluation of the Navy Psychology Training.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 31 August 2025

For further information please review the job information pack, reference NAVY/06830/25 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=BE0C56ED-08AB-954D-6D31-E41C836A5944