Contract Clinical Psychologist
- Education
- Master's degree
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Education
- Master's degree
- Salary
- HK$63,100 – HK$83,975 / month
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 12 Nov 2026
About the role
The Department of Health is hiring a Contract Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological services across several of its programmes in Hong Kong. In the Professional Development and Quality Assurance Service, you will carry out psychological assessment and counselling for civil service eligible persons, deliver health education talks and programmes, produce public education materials and provide professional training to staff. In the Family Health Service, the work covers public education in psychology around child and maternal health, including parenting and mental health, psychoeducational and parenting groups and consultations for parents, caregivers and clients, training for clinical staff of Maternal and Child Health Centres, and work-related research and studies. In the Special Preventive Programme, you will conduct mental health assessments, offer interventions for psychosocial problems linked to stigma and discrimination, anxiety, depression and trauma, and train staff and community partners in assessment and management of psychological health issues. In the Student Health Service, you will provide psychological services to children and adolescents, including clinical assessment, psychoeducation and case management, develop mental health promotion materials, and train healthcare professionals. The post is on non-civil service contract terms, may involve irregular hours, and carries 14 days of paid annual leave per year plus an end-of-contract gratuity. Applications close on 12 November 2026.
Responsibilities
Providing psychological assessment and counselling services to civil service eligible persons; delivering health education talks and programmes; producing public education materials; providing professional training to staff; conducting public education in psychology on child and maternal health; running psychoeducational and parenting groups and consultations; training Maternal and Child Health Centre clinical staff; conducting mental health assessments and interventions in the Special Preventive Programme; providing psychological services to children and adolescents, including assessment, psychoeducation and case management; developing mental health promotion materials; conducting work-related research and studies.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master degree in Clinical Psychology from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, and have a minimum of two years of relevant working experience. They must meet the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 results in the Use of Chinese and Use of English papers of the Common Recruitment Examination, or equivalent, and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English. Applicants must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at appointment. Preference will be given to candidates who are members of the Register of Clinical Psychologists accredited by the Department of Health.
Benefits
14 days of paid annual leave per year, plus an end-of-contract gratuity and other benefits as set out in the contract terms.
How to apply
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- You are taken to Department of Health’s own application page to send your application.
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