UXUI Designer – THIS WAY UP

Job Description:

• Role title: UX/UI Designer THIS WAY UP

• Role type: Max term contract full-time (12 Months)

• Department and location: THIS WAY UP St Vincent Virtual and Home

• Salary: $109857 - $129624 Super Salary Packing

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the role
THIS WAY UP is Australias largest digital mental health service delivering evidence-based online programs to thousands of people each week. Backed by St Vincents Hospital Sydney we combine clinical expertise technology and compassionate design to make mental health care accessible to everyone everywhere.

This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead our UX/UI design function as our first dedicated design hire. Youll shape the future of how people navigate their mental health journey through building digital experiences that are empathetic intuitive and scalable. Youll work on our patient and clinician web applications across mobile and web from ideation through to delivery.

We recognise that great designers bring different strengths. You dont need to be an expert in every aspect of research UX and UI but you should have depth in one area and demonstrated experience across the others with the curiosity and adaptability to work across the full design process.

You will:

• Lead user research and testing by planning and conducting interviews surveys and usability studies to understand user needs and translate insights into design improvements.

• Design user-centred experiences by creating personas journey maps information architecture and wireframes that guide the development of intuitive and effective digital health services.

• Deliver high-quality UI design by producing prototypes and production-ready assets for responsive web and mobile platforms aligned with brand guidelines and accessibility standards.

• Evolve and maintain the design system to establish cohesive patterns and standards that support scalability efficiency and visual integrity across THIS WAY UP platforms.

• Explore the use of generative AI to produce visual assets and illustrated storytelling elements.

• Collaborate with product managers developers clinicians and researchers to deliver impactful solutions and iterate on designs using analytics feedback and evaluation data.

About you

• A UX/UI designer with a minimum of three years experience and a portfolio that demonstrates capability across research wireframing prototyping and interface design.

• Proficient in design and prototyping tools such as Figma with a strong grasp of responsive inclusive and accessible design standards including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

• Experienced in applying human-centred design approaches to complex digital problems ideally within healthcare mental health or education settings.

• Confident in conducting user research synthesising insights and translating findings into practical and effective digital experiences.

• Recognised for strong collaboration communication and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in multidisciplinary teams.

Why work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About THIS WAY UP and St Vincents

• Enjoy flexible work options including remote and hybrid arrangements from our vibrant Sydney or Melbourne offices.

• Join a nationally acclaimed organisation renowned for excellence in heart and lung transplantation cancer care mental health HIV/AIDS and more.

• Be part of THIS WAY UP Australias largest digital mental health service delivering expert care anytime anywhere.

• Collaborate with world-leading clinicians researchers and universities many based right on our dynamic campus.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with the role criteria.

For more information or a copy of the position description please contact .

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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