Balance North Health & Wellbeing is a group of allied health professionals, currently providing physiotherapy, clinical pilates, psychology, massage, dietetics, nutrition and reformer Pilates. We are seeking a 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:

• Contractor role, 1-2 days per week.
• 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.

Days available:

• Tuesday, Friday or Saturday.

Benefits

• Work within an established allied health team.
• Strong remuneration (65% of billings).
• Staff benefits including pilates classes.

For more information, please check out balancenorth.com.au.