Psychologist

• Enjoy a 3-4 week immersive training program in your first contract! 
• Your career, your adventure — be the health force behind Australia’s Defence Force.
• An exciting career that offers both flexibility and adventure while you travel for work across Australia!
• Applications accepted from anywhere in Australia!

About Us  

ADF Health Services provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia.  As part of this contract, Serco, in partnership with Bupa, provide defence-ready clinical and support staff across 50+ on-base locations nationally, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care. To learn more please visit www.serco.com/ahsc  

About the Role 

This role supports the mental health and wellbeing of Australian Defence Force personnel by providing high-quality psychological services within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll conduct intake and risk assessments, support walk-in presentations, and develop tailored case formulations and treatment plans. The position involves delivering evidence-based interventions and coordinating care with medical practitioners where medication or further intervention is required. You’ll work with structured clinical workflows, see approximately three to four clients per day, and have dedicated administrative time to manage records and case notes. The role also includes participating in quality assurance, governance, and Defence-mandated accreditation activities. Full induction and Defence-specific systems training are provided, with support from senior clinicians and experienced team members to guide you through military protocols and practices.. 

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

• Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). 

• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience in the last 5 years in mental health in a primary health or specialist mental health setting undertaking comprehensive mental health assessment and delivering a range of evidence based 'Focussed Psychological Strategies' as defined under the Medicare Schedule. 

• Knowledge of relevant State/Territory policies and procedures and national standards governing mental health practice (desirable). 

• Knowledge of the ADF Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023 (desirable). 

About our Locum Careers

Your career, your adventure — be the health force behind Australia’s Defence Force and make a real difference with Serco.

Join Serco as a casual employee and turn your career into an adventure. Travel across Australia and deliver vital support to Defence Force personnel across 55 Health Centres nationwide, experiencing the variety of different sites, operations, and ADF tri-services along the way. With short-term, full-time contracts from two weeks up to three months, you'll enjoy the flexibility of casual work, a daily living allowance, and fully covered flights, hotels, and car hire. Your journey starts with a 3–4 week immersive training program to set you up for success. You'll have the flexibility to take on assignments that fit your schedule while helping meet important needs across Australia — all while building incredible experiences along the way.

About You 

You’re an experienced and adaptable psychologist with strong clinical skills and a deep commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Confident in conducting intake and risk assessments, mental status exams, and using tools like K10, PTSD, and alcohol/substance screenings, you bring sound judgement and empathy to every interaction. You deliver evidence-based treatment approaches such as CBT, ACT, Schema and EMDR, and coordinate care with precision. You thrive in fast-paced, multidisciplinary environments, communicate effectively, and stay grounded in quality, safety, and governance standards. With a solid understanding of Defence-specific needs—or the readiness to learn them—you’re proactive, collaborative, and focused on supporting the psychological health of ADF personnel.

Rewards & Benefits  

• Applications accepted from anywhere in Australia!
• Enjoy dedicated 1hr appointments with 3-4 per/day with allocated time for admin – spend dedicated time where it really counts!
• Daily allowance, $50p/day for food and expenses (5 days p/wk for contract duration).
• Enjoy an immersive 3-4 week training program in your first contract to set you up for success and with confidence.
• Paid travel including flights, accommodation, and care hire for your convenience!
• ‘Start with a job and stay for a career’ with extensive employment and growth opportunities across Serco’s many contracts 
• Meaningful work supporting defence personnel 
• Variety of lifestyle discounts through the Serco Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more! 
• Plus, ongoing 24/7 immediate mental health and counselling support via our Employee Assistant Program (EAP) 

Referrals 

Refer a friend or colleague and be rewarded! 

Refer a Healthcare Professional to join Serco’s Australian Defence Force Health Services Team and receive a $500 Prezzee Voucher if they are successful! 

Please email their details to AHSCCareers@serco-ap.com and we’ll take care of the rest. 

Join Us 
If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. 

Please note your resume must include - start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g. casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week. 

You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role. 

For a confidential chat, please contact Cassandra Goodwin via Cassandra.Goodwin@Serco-AP.com

If you would like to learn more about these and other opportunities available, please visit www.serco.com/aspac/careers to find out more. 

Serco and Proud 

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone also has an important role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 60,000+ globally and 16,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management and citizen services. 

Serco requires employees in this role to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people. Please consider this requirement when submitting your application. 

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.  

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.