Clinical Psychologist (Grade 2) - Weight Management & Functional Gut Clinics

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Part-Time (0.6EFT) to March 2026 - Parental Leave Backfill
• Salary Range: $59k - $67k + Superannuation
• Based at The Alfred
• Great Staff Benefits!

About us

The Alfred Psychology Department includes Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology. Psychology Services are professionally part of the Allied Health Service. Within the acute hospital, clinical psychologists are based in a number of services including the Cystic Fibrosis (CF), HIV, Oncology, Heart Transplant, Paediatric Lung Transplant, Haemophilia, Multiple Sclerosis Trauma and Burns services. The Psychology Department is progressive, supportive of staff, and focussed on providing high quality evidence-based assessment and treatment services. Psychology staff are provided with great opportunities for knowledge and skill development through supervision and a well-developed professional development program

This role will work across two services - the Functional Gut team and the Medical Obesity service. 

• The Functional Gut Clinic is a specialised unit that manages patients with irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation and problems with intractable gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, nausea or chronic abdominal pain among many other conditions.   It is one of the only truly multidisciplinary clinics in Australia that has specialised allied health and nursing co-located with gastroenterologists.   This aim is to improve the quality of life of patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders through using evidence-based treatments via a multidisciplinary team approach. 
• The Obesity Multidisciplinary Management Clinic aims to help people who have health problems related to excess weight to improve their health by weight management. The clinic is a multidisciplinary service made up of specially trained doctors, a nurse coordinator, pharmacist, dietitian, psychologist and exercise physiologist. 

About the role

In this role, you will work closely with other members of the Functional Gut and Obesity Multidisciplinary Management teams to provide psychological assessment and treatment to patients. You will be required to work on Thursday morning, other days are flexible. You will be a senior member of the Alfred Psychology Department and will be involved in department activities and duties including the supervision of other psychology staff and students, professional development activities and research.

About you

• Masters or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Health Psychology.
• Registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009.
• Endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Health Psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009.

What's in it for you?

• Regular clinical supervision and frequent professional development activities.
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Work-life balance

Staff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite staff gym (Alfred Hospital)
• Access to health and well-being incentives
• Discounted health insurance 
• Portable long-service leave from other public health services
• Located close to public transport and cafes

Please include your resume and cover letter as part of the application. 

For more information regarding the position, please contact Simone Farrelly Acting Director of Psychology on 0458 515 759 or [email protected]

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Monday 20th October 2025.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au