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Established & Provisional Psychologists Wanted

Explore exciting career opportunities in Psychology! Whether you're an early career enthusiast or an experienced clinician seeking new horizons, we would love to hear from you. Join us to embark on a fulfilling journey, making a meaningful impact on mental health. Your next adventure begins here!

The work within the role is varied and includes behaviour support, psychotherapy, assessment and general consultation.  With a wide variety of services and people engaged, this position works within systems such as the private sector, NDIS, WorkCover and many more.  

We strongly believe in working with early career clinicians individually and developing a program to grow skills and abilities for each individual based on their current skills and experience building towards their career goals.

If you want to know more - have a chat with us! We would love to hear from you.


  
        Currently recruiting in Orange & Bathurst, NSW!          
    
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​​​Quick Facts

1,000

Clients with a huge variety of support needs

17

Supportive & engaged clinical colleagues

Flexible Remuneration Packages & Work Conditions

Respect and Autonomy

Work Life Integration

Work Life Integration is a self-management style where instead of being directed that things must be completed with specific hours - you are trusted to balance your needs and the needs of the position.  


You might be someone that enjoys teaching a Yoga class in the morning - at 9 am and why shouldnt you?  Instead of missing that aspect of your life to meet an arbitrary 'working day' develop a plan that allows you to work at the best time for you.


With all the opportunities that the Central West of New South Wales offers being able to be flexible allows you to enjoy the most of what the region has to offer to create a lifestyle that is driven by your choices.

Working full time is only supposed to occupy 42% of your waking hours but when you love your work and you get to choose how to do it - it means that instead of a daily grind you actually have a life.

​​About the role

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Registered Psychologist or Endorsed Psychologist who has the drive to work with complex clients and develop genuine rapport to help change lives.


This person is able to be autonomous in their work but engage with a team in order to meet their own needs as well as clients.  This can mean providing and receiving peer supervision or just working well alongside a professional admin team.


Ultimately - we are looking for someone who wants to develop into an expert in their field and develop mastery of their craft - as well as have a stimulating and engaging relationship with colleagues.

Locations

We currently have opportunities in our Bathurst and Orange offices for this position.

What Qualifications do you need?

Essential:

  • 4 year undergraduate degree in Psychology (or equivalent) enabling General Registration as a Psychologist.
  • Membership of relevant professional body (i.e. AAPI, APS)
  • Registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist

Desirable:

  • Endorsement as a Board Approved Supervisor
  • Endorsement in Clinical, Neuropsychology, Forensic, Health or Educational Psychology
  • Advanced training in therapy modalities (CBT, DBT, EMDR preferred)

Responsibilities


  • Assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders. Also help individuals deal with problems ranging from short-term personal issues to severe, chronic conditions.
  • Provide advanced psychologist services for individual and group complex situations; services include – assessing psychological needs of clients - developing, executing and reassessing behavioural support plans
  • Conduct and Complete documentation of assessments, treatment plans and evaluations; these include – specific case reporting, including risk assessment.
  • Apply Independent professional judgement to a complex array of caseloads

What do we offer?

We offer a salary and conditions that suit both your needs and the companies needs.  Whilst we use the Health Professionals and Support Services Award as a base we understand that in the Allied Health industry particularly - no two peoples needs are going to be the same.  To support that we work with you to develop a package to meet your needs.  For some people Parental Leave is essential whilst for others Supported Study Leave is the key to achieving a work life integration - others want the company to provide their accommodation.  Rather than offer a predetermined set of conditions we will meet with you and work out the best option for every one within the scope of a 'package'.


Anticipated Package Range: $70,000 to $115,000 (ex. Superannuation) variable dependent on expertise and experience


What sort of things should you consider?

Without trying to preempt your lifestyle in the past people have asked for and negotiated options such as:

Study Leave - For each week the staff member included in their package the company provided an additional week
Parental Leave - Taken over varied time periods and with the company topping up the minimum allowance to maintain the standard wage
Work from Home - Or alternative hours arrangements to suit your worklife integration
Accommodation Provided - Accommodation provided by the company as part of the package
Internship Supervision - Costs covered by the company 


However this list is not comprehensive, we want you to tell us what sort of supports can help you to grow and develop mastery over your craft in a positive and enduring experience!

​​Great Location

With offices in great locations in the Central West of New South Wales and more planned to be open, this role opens the door to a different lifestyle.  Personally, I love it!  Instead of a commute - from my front doorstep to the office is a 7 minute drive with minimal traffic.  Regional centers offer all the benefits of a metro area without all the hassles.


Universities & Higher Education

Bathurst hosts the CSU primary campus and enables access to ongoing higher education and other opportunities.

Close to the City

Being 2 to 3 hours from Sydney is just that perfect distance!  


If there was something you wanted to access it is an $8.50 train ride from Bathurst and a great chance to read a book on the way.


And yet you can still enjoy a 5 minute commute from your home to work in town.

Extra Curricular

In addition to being the home of FOOD Week – one of Australia’s premier gastronomic festivals, Orange offers culinary and wine delights year round. Orange is now recognised as one of Australia’s premier wine growing regions and enjoys an abundance of gourmet restaurants and tantalising cafes.


In addition to the ‘car race that stops a nation’ – the Bathurst 1000 on Mount Panorama – Bathurst is known for its passionate pursuit of sporting and recreational activities. Well-serviced by a range of high-quality facilities and venues, there are over 70 different sporting groups and organisations that call Bathurst home.