Psychologist |Specialist Psychologist - Wellington Correctional Centres

Department: Psychological & Specialist Services

Department/Agency: Corrective Services NSW

Location: Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820

Employment type: Ongoing Opportunity – Full time or part time

Salary: Psychologist: $83,898 – $118,318pa, plus super, environmental allowance, and leave loading

Specialist Psychologist: $120,464 - $139,824pa, plus super, environmental allowance, and leave loading

Senior Psychologist: $124,771 to $135,527pa, plus super, environmental allowance, and leave loading

Senior Specialist Psychologist: $146,281 - $154,889pa, plus super, environmental allowance, and leave loading

Your Role

As a psychologist or Specialist Psychologist at Wellington Correctional Centres, you'll play a critical role in supporting rehabilitation, reducing reoffending and improving community safety. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide psychological assessment, intervention and consultation services to individuals in custody while developing highly sought‑after expertise in correctional and forensic psychology. This is an opportunity to undertake complex clinical work, contribute to important decision‑making processes and build a rewarding career in a supportive government environment.

You'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team, where you'll conduct psychological assessments, deliver evidence‑based interventions and contribute to case planning for people in custody. Your clinical insights will help inform rehabilitation pathways, while your assessments and reports will support important decisions made by statutory authorities, helping create a safer community.

As a Psychologist/Specialist Psychologist, you'll also provide clinical leadership, mentor colleagues, deliver training and contribute to the development of evidence‑based programs and practices in Corrective Services.

What we’re looking for

As a motivated psychologist, you are passionate about improving mental health outcomes and making a meaningful difference in people’s lives. You have experience assessing and treating a range of mental health conditions and cognitive impairments, using evidence‑based approaches to support positive outcomes.

You are interested in working with complex presentations and enjoy the challenge of a dynamic clinical environment where critical thinking and adaptability are essential. Strong communication and interpersonal skills enable you to build effective relationships with clients, families and colleagues, and you work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive care.

Benefits

• Permanent government employment with long‑term career security.
• Structured career progression and advancement opportunities.
• Ongoing professional development and learning.
• Generous leave entitlements and competitive pay.
• Access to employee wellbeing initiatives and assistance programs.

Applications close 09 AUGUST 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.