Child & Adolescent Psychologist - Supportive Bayside Private Practice

About Us

Minded Psychology is a unique private practice by the beach in Beaumaris that specialises in integrative, person-centred, and collaborative treatment of psychological presentations.

We have spared no expense in building a beautiful clinic with a coastal contemporary interior design, that allows practitioners and clients to feel at home while they do such important work. Research has found that our environment has a significant impact on our nervous system, so we made it a priority to create a space that feels calming and safe. Our five therapy rooms have been built with high end specifications, including soundproofing.

We are looking to add an experienced Child & Adolescent Psychologist or Accredited Mental Health Social Worker to our team, who would like to work alongside incredibly friendly, fun, and like-minded colleagues. Minded Psychology is unique in its practice, as it offers our practitioners with daily opportunities to connect with one another. Considering the heavy work that we do and typically private practice is quite an isolating work environment, we felt it was important to provide our team with frequent opportunities for learning and de-briefing. We have done this by setting up regular peer supervision catered lunches, a daily shared client-free break between 130pm – 230pm, inhouse professional development, a shared WhatsApp group, fun team events, and a quarterly team meetings facilitated with a social vibe.

Minded Psychology treats the health issues of clients by investigating the messages behind their symptoms. Therapy at Minded Psychology focuses on identifying unmet needs and helps clients (and where appropriate their attachment relationships) learn to meet those needs, so lasting, meaningful change can occur. Minded Psychology values collaboration amongst our client's network so practitioners are encouraged to work closely with their client's 'village', including specialists and/or schools.

Minded Psychology uses a person-centred approach (including but not exclusively Emotion-Focused Therapy and Attachment Theory) to help clients improve their level of functioning, ensuring they feel empowered in the process. We look closely at the relationship between the mind and body, so lifestyle factors such as movement and nutrition are also important.

Minded Psychology is building a solid reputation across Bayside for accurately matching new clients to the best practitioner based on a thorough intake assessment of their personality, presentation, and treatment goals. New Intake Assessments usually take approximately 30-40 minutes to conduct and all clients feel held and heard from the moment they engage our services. We currently have a long waiting list, so would be able to have you completely booked with a full caseload within a few days.

Should you be a successful applicant you will therefore receive appropriately matched referrals (people and presentations that you love working with) and exceptional administration support that essentially runs your 'business' for you, so all you'll need to focus on is your client work.

Minded Psychology's Client Support & Administration Team ensures that each client is allocated a regular session time. This means that you will have a manageable caseload, while also promoting continuity of care for your clients, which leads to better treatment outcomes. Minded Psychology's administration model also promotes excellent client attendance and retention rates.

Minded Psychology has also invested the last 5 years into creating unique policies and processes that will set psychologists up to learn how to run a very efficient, effective, and successful private practice.

The ideal candidate will be supported to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We value the health of our practitioners as a priority. We believe that if you are healthy and happy at work and in your personal life then you will be best equipped to provide your clients with the very best care. We support client-free breaks for client administration duties and case de-briefing amongst your peers.

Your capacity to earn will depend on your years of experience, how many client sessions you're able to offer, the referrals you're willing and able to accept, your performance, and the contributions you make to our team. Please note that Minded Psychology covers all expenses and pays your superannuation. Our business structure benefits you financially, while allowing you to work in a group private practice setting without administration responsibilities, the expense/stress of running a business, marketing/advertisement costs, on-going networking investments, and/or having to work in an isolated environment.

Minded Psychology will provide the successful applicant with guidance to build their reputation amongst Bayside referring doctors, while working in a team of like-minded and passionate people.

Tasks & Responsibilities

We are currently seeking a psychologists who has:

• Experience and joy in working with children, adolescents, and parents
• Experience working with a family-inclusive treatment model.
• Experience in and a passion for attachment theory.
• Relationship building skills based on genuine care and empathy.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and a love of learning.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with other third-party professionals (when appropriate).
• Willingness to work collaboratively with your team.
• Strong work ethic, reliable and effective time management and organisational skills.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to work closely with our Admin Team.
• Timely report and letter writing skills to strength relationships with referring doctors.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registration with AHPRA
• Membership with AAPi or APS
• Professional Indemnity/Malpractice Insurance & PL
• ABN or ACN
• Eligibility for a Medicare Provider Number

Benefits

• You will become a part of our incredibly skilled, and genuinely lovely team of psychologists and counsellors. Together we offer decades of experience and as a bonus are fun to work alongside. We are very fortunate to have built such a wonderful team, who have so much to offer a new/like-minded team member.
• You will be provided with a beautifully styled, soundproof, and fully furnished room in a sun-soaked practice by the beach. The practice has recently been fitted out to high level specifications and all necessary facilities are provided including WIFI, printers, stationary, marketing tools, business cards, professional profile, and an online presence. The practice also provides comprehensive administrative support, including practice management software profile, Workspace account, and GP letter templates/training.
• Every practitioner on our team currently has a waiting list, so the successful applicant has the opportunity to quickly build a full and consistent caseload.
• We provide training for how to manage a private workload successfully and healthily. We invest in marketing for you amongst our very large network of referring doctors and schools. You will be supported to make a name for yourself within the Bayside community.
• We provide a positive and supportive work environment and encourage practitioners to lean on each other for further learning, connection, de-briefing, and support.
• Regular training and case review is also provided. Research interests and external professional development training are actively shared amongst practitioners.
• Established and details policies and processes mean the business runs incredibly smoothly, and there is ethical and legal guidance for any client or admin issue that arises.
• Superannuation is paid.
• Your business expenses are nil.
• You will be provided with an exceptional Client Support & Administration Team that offers a client-focused and personalised approach. You won't be required to do any administration yourself, which creates more time for client work, preserves your energy, and increases earning capacity.
• For psychologists wanting to offer 4-6 client sessions per day we offer room availability for either an AM or PM shift (before 2pm OR from 2pm). This schedule promotes work-life balance and prevents burnout in a typically emotionally heavy profession. It also means that you get half a day of sunshine to yourself before or after work. If you'd like to offer 8+ client sessions in a day, you can reserve a room for a full day (depending on room availability).
• Located in a quiet retail precinct in Beaumaris right on the beach, surrounded by cafes and the beautiful Bay Walking Trail that runs along the cliff face/

Work Schedule Options:

• Monday AM, Tuesday AM, & Wednesday AM; or
• Wednesday PM, Thursday PM & Friday PM; or

* fortnightly Saturday work can be added as an additional shift If you'd m

Application Process

In your Cover Letter, please be sure to address the age and presentations you're skilled at working with, what treatment modalities you're trained in, what appeals to you about working at Minded Psychology, and please indicate whether our availability matches yours.

Additional Information

If you would like more information about Minded Psychology, please refer to our website or Instagram Account @_mindedpsychology

We look forward to hearing from you.

MP Team