Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time, minimum 24 per week up until June 2026
Location: SWSLHD District Wide
Position Classification: Psychologist
Remuneration: $39.01 - $57.10 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ602059
Application Close Date: 07/09/2025
Interview Date Range: 10/09/2025 - 17/09/2025
Contact Details: Heidi Sadowski – 0418 216 343 | Heidi.sadowski@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We’re seeking a skilled and compassionate Psychologist to join our Child and Family Health team, delivering high-quality psychological and psychosocial assessments, interventions, and consultations for children aged 0–12. This specialised role focuses on supporting preschool-aged children as they prepare for their transition to school, offering screening, intake, assessment, and therapy in a nurturing and family-centred environment. You’ll work closely with children, families, and their support networks to promote emotional wellbeing, developmental progress, and positive outcomes during these formative years.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a collaborative and dynamic team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of children and families. If you’re passionate about early childhood development, enjoy working in a multidisciplinary setting, and thrive in a role that blends clinical expertise with community impact, we’d love to hear from you. Help shape brighter futures and contribute meaningfully to the wellbeing of our community.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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To deliver evidence-based psychological assessments, interventions and consultation in order to assess the needs of consumers within Primary and Community Health. This position will support the implementation of the Brighter Beginnings preschool health and development screening, and will provide assessment, early intervention, capacity building and direct care pathways for children in SWSLHD.
The role also participates in the evaluation of clinical outcomes of services and assists in the development and provision of education and training programs. Additionally, the role supervises psychologists and other disciplines working within the LHD according to organisational needs.