Allied Health Private Practitioner | Headspace Ipswich

Stride; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule 2–4 days

Billing and admin support

Collaborative multidisciplinary team

Daily case review

Paperless practice with IT support

Strong referral base

Lead Agency: Stride with 100+ years in

Job summary

Stride is seeking passionate Clinical and General Psychologists and related roles for headspace sites in Ipswich, Beaudesert, Meadowbrook, Nundah and Woolloongabba. Private practitioner income sourced from Medicare Bulk Billing; eligibility under MBS required.

Flexible 2–4 day weeks with admin support and a collaborative team. Join Stride’s experienced lead agency in mental health with a strong referral base and paperless practice supported by IT.

Qualifications

• Eligible to provide services under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
• Experience working with 12–25 year-olds
• Ability to see 5–7 clients per day

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessments, psychological support, counselling and therapeutic interventions for 12–25 year-olds
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate care
• Communicate with GPs after sessions 1, 6 and 10
• Be part of the headspace model and multidisciplinary team

Skills

Clinical assessment

Counselling

Therapeutic interventions

Stakeholder liaison

GP communication

Education

Registered Psychologist with AHPRA

Job description

About Us:

We are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition - it's a name that's purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

As we embark on our next stage, join us to make a difference. We're here to Stride.

About the Opportunities:

We are seeking passionate and experienced Clinical and General Psychologists, Accredited Mental Health Social Workers and Mental Health Occupational Therapists, to join our multidisciplinary team supporting people living with mental ill-health.

We have opportunities across our headspace sites in Ipswich, Beaudesert, Meadowbrook, Nundah and Woolloongabba.

As a Private Practitioner your income will be derived directly from Medicare Bulk Billings so you will need to be eligible to provide services under the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS - Better Access) and successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance.

Role Overview:

• Providing high standard assessments, psychological support, counselling and therapeutic interventions with 12-25 year-olds
• Ability to service between 5-7 clients per day (based on your preference)
• Liaising and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Communication with GP following session 1, 6 and 10.
• Be a part of the innovative headspace model

About the Benefits!

• Flexible work options between 2-4 days weekly, scheduled around your commitments
• Administrative support, including billing and appointment bookings
• Working with, and having the support of a friendly multi-disciplinary team
• Daily case review
• Paperless practice with IT support
• Ongoing referral base
• Lead Agency, Stride, with over 100 years' experience in the Mental Health sector

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.