Psychologist

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Psychologist / Senior Psychologist (Eating Disorders)

• Exciting opportunity to join a specialist multidisciplinary team
• Challenging and rewarding work environment 

About the Role

This is a part time fixed term maternity leave replacement position for 0.8FTE, 60.8 hours a fortnight from 30th November 2026 until 28th November 2027 with the Eating Disorders program at the Department of Adolescent Medicine.

You will be responsible for providing excellent evidence- based clinical care to adolescents with restrictive eating disorders – anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder while providing Psychological and family assessments and interventions within the outpatient and inpatient Eating Disorder Clinic. You are required to maintain clinical documentation and record client contacts and outcomes measure to support the team activity levels while working collaboratively with other clinical disciplines within the team and external services to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care.

Classification for this position will range from PK1 – PL4 ($94,478.80 - $123,905.60 per annum pro rata) depending on years of training.

What you’ll achieve: 

Grade 2:

• Purposefully and expertly engage patients and their families in mental health care, as per the Eating Disorders Service model
• Work collaboratively with other clinical disciplines within the team and external services to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care. 
• Complete mandatory client contacts, outcome measures and report activity levels (statistics) to support team/s meeting KPI obligations.
• Maintain clinical documentation, records and data and participate in teaching opportunities internally and externally.
• Support junior clinical staff and psychology interns alongside their primary supervisor in their patient management and clinical reasoning with complex patients.

Grade 3:

• Purposefully and expertly engage patients and their families in mental health care, as per the Eating Disorders Service model
• Work collaboratively with other clinical disciplines within the team and external services to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care.
• Manage a complex and varied clinical caseload providing high level of clinical expertise with independent decision making
• Complete mandatory client contacts, outcome measures and report activity levels (statistics) to support team/s meeting KPI obligations.
• Provide high quality clinical supervision and/or consultation to staff and students, and provide regular, constructive and developmental feedback to team.
• Develop effective time management skills to balance clinical requirements and to contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Provide professional and operational/administrative support to the Service Lead as required.

Your skills and experience:

Grade 2 applicants

• Completion of accredited Master or Doctoral program in clinical or health psychology recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia. (Note Master of Professional Psychology qualification does not meet this criterion). 
• Hold general registration with AHPRA and the Psychology Board of Australia as a Psychologist 
• Continuously satisfy the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) continuing professional development standards
• Uphold the PsyBA Code of Ethics
• Be Endorsed, or working towards endorsement with the PBA in a relevant field of practice (Clinical, Health)
• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in child and/or adolescent mental health.
• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary care team environment and liaising with external providers in the delivery of treatment.
• Post graduate qualification in a relevant child and adolescent mental health field - Desirable
• Demonstrated experience in evidence based treatment for adolescent restrictive eating disorders e.g. FBT, AFT, CBT etc. - Desirable

Grade 3 applicants

• Completion of accredited Master or Doctoral program in clinical or health psychology recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia. (Note Master of Professional Psychology qualification does not meet this criterion).
• Hold general registration with AHPRA and the Psychology Board of Australia as a Psychologist
• Have at least 5 years of experience post-general registration as a Psychologist
• Hold an endorsement with the PBA in any of the following fields of practice: Clinical, Health
• Hold Board-approved supervisor status, including Board-approval as a ‘Registrar Program Principal Supervisor’
• Continuously satisfy the PBA continuing professional development standards
• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in restrictive eating disorders and disorders and child or adolescent mental health, including in the provision of Family Based Treatment. 
• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary care team environment and liaising with external providers in the delivery of treatment.
• Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team.

If this sounds like you, click below to view the position description.

About the Department

The Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is a multidisciplinary specialty department providing inpatient and outpatient care to adolescents experiencing both physical and mental health concerns. Sub-speciality teams within the Department of Adolescent Medicine include the Eating Disorders Service, specialising in treating adolescents with anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders, the Gender Service who assist children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, The Transition of Care service providing care in transition from paediatric to adult health providers, the Young People’s Health Service who provide primary health care for marginalised and at risk youth and the Chronic Illness Peer support (ChIPS) team who facilitate peer support, leadership and participation among  adolescent and young adults aged 12-25 living with a chronic illness. Inpatient Adolescent Medicine includes the care of adolescents requiring admission to the RCH for medical conditions with psychosocial complexity, somatisation disorders and medically unstable patients with restrictive type eating disorders.

What we offer:

• Staff immunisation
• Parkville location and close to public transport

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain <if applicable>
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 27 August 2026