Clinical Educator - Psychologist

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Clinical Educator - Psychology role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Education team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Clinical Educator - Psychology to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) 12-month Fixed Term basis (Parental leave Coverage).

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Clinical Educator – Psychology to provide leadership, supervision, and professional development opportunities for psychologists across Latrobe Regional Health. This senior education role is responsible for strengthening workforce capability through the delivery of high-quality clinical education, supervision, and training programs, while supporting psychology students, registrars, and multidisciplinary staff. You will play a key role in fostering clinical excellence, evidence-based practice, and continuous professional growth across mental health and broader health services.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Clinical Educator Psychology is to:

• Lead the development, coordination, and delivery of clinical education, supervision, and professional development programs for psychologists, psychology registrars, and students.
• Provide expert clinical supervision, mentoring, and guidance to support professional growth, evidence-based practice, and workforce capability.
• Coordinate psychology student placements, registrar training pathways, and partnerships with universities and external education providers.
• Plan and deliver psychological education programs for multidisciplinary clinicians, peer workers, carers, families, community agencies, schools, and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, policy implementation, and compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and best-practice frameworks.
• Support a culture of continuous learning, professional excellence, innovation, and service improvement across psychology and mental health services.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Fully registered Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Extensive clinical experience with more than 10 years of post-registration practice and demonstrated expertise in psychological assessment, intervention, and evidence-based therapies.
• Proven experience in clinical education, supervision, mentoring, and workforce development for psychologists, registrars, students, and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence practice, support professional growth, and drive continuous quality improvement.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across healthcare, education, and community settings.
• Passionate about developing others, advancing contemporary psychological practice, and contributing to high-quality mental health and healthcare outcomes.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Kate Dowling, General Manager Education & Training email on Kate.Dowlling@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 29th October 2026

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.