Balance North Health & Wellbeing is a group of allied health professionals, currently providing physiotherapy, clinical Pilates, massage, dietetics, nutrition and reformer Pilates. We are seeking a permanent part time clinical psychologist or registered psychologist to provide psychology services to our growing clientele base in Preston, Victoria. We are a private practice clinic, majority of our patients are aged 30-70 with a range of conditions including anxiety, stress and burnout, life transitions. We accept mental health care plans with a gap payment.

About the Role:

• Permanent part time salaried role, 1 day per week (ideally Thursdays) with room to build and add on another day.

• To provide counselling services to clients referred to the practice.

• Grow and nurture your own client list at Balance North.

• The Psychologist will assess, diagnose and treat clients having a variety of emotional, behavioural and psychological problems.

• You will be located in comfortable and nurturing space where you can provide quality care to clients in a calming environment

• You will be supported by a dedicated administrative team who will assist with carrying the burden of a range of administrative tasks including; new referrals, scheduling, client communications and a range of other services.

Desired skills:

• Experience in the provision of clinical/counselling services.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)  including counselling skills. 

• Knowledge of psychological disorders.

• Ability to work within a team and communicate effectively with external referral partners.

• Good computer skills and knowledge.

• Successful completion of a Victorian Police Background Check/ Working with Children.

Responsibilities:

• Work independently to provide high quality best practice psychological interventions for clients. 

• Provide clients with effective case management and treatment services. 

• Utilise evidence-based interventions and strategies which are individualised. 

• Provision of letters or psychological reports to assist clients access other services or as required by clients/referral agencies.

•  Select appropriate assessment measures to monitor the progress of clients and outcomes.

• Select and administer appropriate psychometric assessments and provide meaningful interpretations of the results.

• Provide meaningful and practical feedback to clients, families, medical referrers and other professionals.

• Actively collaborate with external stakeholders, medical and allied health practitioners and referral agencies as required.

Requirements:

• Hold full AHPRA registration.

• WWCC.  

• Police check. 

• Current provider numbers. 

• Proven experience in providing psychotherapy and counselling services.

• Knowledge in evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish rapport and effectively engage with clients remotely.

• Comfortable using technology and ability to navigate telehealth platforms and electronic health records and systems (Cliniko).

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and adhering to ethical guidelines in clinical practice.

Benefits

• Work within an established multi-discipinary allied health team.

• Staff benefits including pilates classes