Psychologist - Paediatric Rehabilitation

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Paediatric Psychologist role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Services (VPRS) 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 (LRH) is looking for a Psychologist - Paediatric Rehabilitation to join our growing team on a part time (16 hours per week), fixed term basis (12 months parental leave).

About the Role

This position will provide psychology services to children (and their families) with chronic and/or complex presenting issues requiring rehabilitation. This includes physical rehabilitation, musculoskeletal conditions, spinal cord injury and diseases, orthopaedic conditions, neurological conditions, acquired brain injury, chronic fatigue syndrome, and functional neurological disorders.

The Psychologist – Paediatric Rehabilitation will be responsible for:

• Provide a full range of psychology services -  including psychological assessment, diagnosis and goal-based intervention for children and adolescents in the outpatient setting
• Develop psychology treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the patient, family and other team members
• Prepare psychological reports, and provide effective verbal and written feedback to referrers and patients
• Provide psychoeducation and feedback for patients and their families
• Provide expert secondary consultation to the team and a broad range of relevant stakeholders regarding the formulation, treatment and management of patients with complex presentations in the service
• Identify and refer to appropriate ongoing psychological support as part of discharge planning, where appropriate
• Provide clinical supervision to Grade 1 & 2, psychology staff, registrars, and post-graduate students

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

About you

• Hold an endorsement in Clinical Psychology from the Psychology Board of Australia 
• Minimum of five years professional experience as a Psychologist Grade 2 (or equivalent)
• Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor
• Advanced knowledge and skills in providing evidence-based clinical psychological assessments, reports, formulation, intervention and evaluation of outcomes with adult consumers
• Experience working in a multi disciplinary team and providing secondary consultation

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 Director of Psychology – Helen Jeges via email: helen.jeges@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: 31 July 2026

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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.