After Hours Psychologist

5 days ago

Remote, Australia Altius Group Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year
  • Dedicated shifts each week, flexibility to choose how many
  • Primary & Secondary + Back-up
  • Attractive Retainer remuneration

About the Company:

Altius is the parent company of subsidiaries working throughout Australia and employs over 1000 professionals which includes 150+ psychologists nationally who help organisations and their people realise their health potential. PeopleSense by Altius is a subsidiary of Altius which offer a variety in the delivery of clinical and organisationally psychology focused services.

We are currently seeking Registered and Clinical Psychologists to join our After Hours team, to support our urgent phone support service to customers/ clients across the country.

The Role:

The Psychologist will be available to answer urgent calls out of business hours during the following shifts:

  • Monday - Friday: Between 8.00pm - 8.00am (AEST)
  • Saturday - Sunday: Between 8.00am - 8.00pm, 8.00pm - 8.00am (AEST)

The role will be a fully work from home arrangement, and the successful candidate can be based anywhere in Australia. This arrangement is on a shift roster, whereby the successful candidate will likely be operating on the same roster each week (with some ad hoc leave coverage required).

Responsibilities of the role may include:

  • Conduct sound risk assessments on all relevant clients who access the service and triage calls in accordance with risk;
  • Manage any risk to ensure clients are safe as possible, which may include hospitalisation, making police welfare calls or alerting a client's support network;
  • Take relevant and detailed notes in accordance with AHPRA guidelines and store these notes on the PeopleSense by Altius database;
  • Communicate all necessary information to the relevant parties following phone contact and follow up to ensure the messages have been received;
  • Professionally answer calls at all times (as an ambassador of PeopleSense by Altius);
  • Maintain psychological registration with AHPRA;
  • If Primary after hours team member, follow up with relevant parties when a call is missed to ensure the call has been actioned, and follow up with the client if ongoing contact is required;
  • Conduct welfare calls if required after hours;
  • Take down information relating to Critical Incidents and inform relevant parties in a timely manner.
  • Ad-hoc EAP Counselling

Remuneration:

We are seeking Contractors who can operate under an ABN. We will pay a retainer per shift, plus additional pay for calls taken throughout the shift.

Apply today

If you would like to have a confidential conversation before applying or if you're interested in a career with Altius, please email Natalia: -

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Altius is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an inclusive workforce. Research has shown that, in Australia, women, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+, First Nations people, and those from minority groups are less likely to apply for a role because they feel they will not be successful. We believe in the strength of diversity and inclusion, and we would like to strongly encourage those who identify with any of these groups to apply for a role with us.

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