6th YEAR INTERNSHIP FOR PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST - Part time or full time

Incredible opportunity to progress your career and professional development at Good Start Psychology as a Provisional Psychologist!

• All supervision as part of your salary package
• All clearances, licences and insurances are covered by us
• Full admin support
• PD is part of your package
• FREE parking on site
• Client load required to meet the 6th year requirements in 12 months
• Less than five clients per day on average
• All systems are in place, nothing to create or invent
• Dedicated sensory space to work with your child and adult clients
• Clinic dog, Charlie

Good Start Psychology has been successful with 12 people reaching registration through an AHPRA approved internship program.

The office space is purpose built and boasts a dedicated SENSORY SPACE and a clinic dog, called Charlie.

Have a look at the photos of our clinic: http://www.goodstartpsych.com.au

We practice several different therapies that are evidence informed giving you choice about what you practice.

We are family run and family friendly. Our staff are personable, and you will feel right at home in our clinic, whilst not losing your professional edge.

As a NDIS focussed clinic, with NDIS certification standards, you can lock into our strong systems and procedures that mean you practice safely every day you work. Our procedures are easy to follow and leave no guess work for government compliance.

Good Start offers a strong professional development program, frequently sourcing external providers for training. In recent years, we have engaged in lengthy training in TEAM-CBT, play therapy, family therapy and ACT.

Full supervision as part of your package is provided by the senior psychologist or peer mentors, which means you can satisfy The Psychology Board's requirements for the 6th year of internship.

All resources are contained in your contract.

Insurances and AHPRA registration are paid by Good Start Psychology, as well as clearances e.g. working with children, NDIS check.

The position is available for two to four days per week with an admin day at home paid at normal rates per hour.

Good Start offers NDIS therapy to many participants, and we have become an important service for many disabled people living in the northern catchment area.

Core responsibilities include:

• Assess clients using a complete approach, as well as validated inventories e.g. DASS, RCADS, assisted by the Novopsych platform.
• Interpret inventories.
• Develop therapy plans and deliver interventions in a competent and effective way.
• Utilise evidence-informed therapies such as CBT, ACT, social cognitive, play therapy, etc.
• Maintain comprehensive and effective case notes, therapy plans and NDIS end-of-plan reports, in keeping with Good Start Psychology and best-practice standards.
• The psychologist is required to engage in professional development consistent with AHPRA’s requirement for the 6th internship program.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours): Essential.
• Provisional Registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia : Essential.

All screenings (Working with Children, NDIS disability clearance) provided by Good Start, if required and you don't have them already.

Personal attributes:

• Positive outlook.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Confident, assertive, and self-motivated.
• Model professionalism through own behaviours and performance.
• The ability to gain others' support for ideas and solutions.
• Build relationships and foster teamwork and co-operation throughout the business.
• Demonstrate resilience and the ability to function well when required and maintain self-control in the face of challenges.
• Effective planning and time management.
• Trouble-shoot and problem-solve.

Please apply to: [email protected]

Attach an application letter and CV.

Dr Alex Ryan

Managing Director and Senior Psychologist