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Clinical Psychology Registrars

Are you an Early Career Psychologist interested in working within Public Mental Health? Are you seeking the opportunity to be part of a service that delivers high quality psychological care to our community?

Do you thrive in an environment that will provide you with learning and professional development opportunities to support you to meet the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology?

Are you interested in working in a multidisciplinary team?

Then Northern Health’s Mental Health Division Clinical Psychology Registrar Program is for you.

About us

Northern Health (NH) is one of Melbourne’s largest and fastest growing public health services.

We have a dedicated Mental Health Division which includes Adult and Older Adult services.

The Northern Health Division of Mental Health (NHMHD) delivers mental health care and support to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and health care needs.

We also provide a range of community based services and inpatient services across a number of sites in the municipalities of Darebin, Whittlesea, Merri-bek and Hume.

It is a very exciting time to be a part of the MHD as we transform our model of care to deliver timely and needed services.

About our Registrar Program:

We are recruiting psychologists into the NHMHD Psychology Registrar Program, which offers:

A two year rotational program with opportunities to work across two different clinical services.
A structured program of education
Individual and group supervision
Being a part of a multidisciplinary team
Professional development/study leave.
The opportunity to administer psychological assessments and interventions for a range of mental health conditions.
Opportunities to learn and participate in case management
Multiple opportunities to increase your psychological knowledge and skills.
Possibility of ongoing permanent employment upon successful completion of the program.

These positions are Fixed Term until February 2028, Full Time - 80 hours per fortnight and you will will based in our community, residential and inpatient services located in Broadmeadows, Merri-bek, Epping, Mill Park, Bundoora and Preston.

To be successful in the role you will have the ability to:

Deliver evidenced based assessments and psychological interventions to consumers presenting with a broad range of high- and low- prevalence disorders;
Work effectively with consumers, their families and other supports
Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary including our Lived Experience workforce
Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development

You will need:

Full registration as a psychologist with the PBA (obtained by start date of the program).
A Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology, approved by the ACPA.
A current Victorian Driver’s License, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport
A current Working with Children’s Check.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you!

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

Please see Position Description.

Applications close Tuesday 30 December 2025.

Contact Details

For further details, please contact: Angela White, Principal Psychology Clinical Educator: [email protected]