Allied Health Private Practitioner

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 headspace Townsville service:

headspace Townsville, under the leadership of their lead agency Stride, deliver high quality evidence-based clinical care to achieve better health outcomes for young people aged 12-25 years.

Our multidisciplinary team supports young people in the Townsville region by providing support for mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug use, and getting into work and study.

headspace Townsville offers a number of evidence based mental health and wellbeing treatments that range from low intensity brief interventions through to high intensity long-term interventions. These include:

•  'One-At-A-Time supports' when young people may only be needing a few sessions with a clinician to work on current stressors or concerns.
• Moderate intensity medium-term individual and group therapy when young people may need a few more sessions to work on specific concerns such as anxiety, depression or other mental health difficulties. This includes Medicare bulk-billed sessions via a MHTP.
• A dedicated suicide prevention program (You Are Not Alone – YANA) that provides time-limited high intensity interventions for young people who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
• A dedicated trauma program ('Tern' program) that provides recovery focused long-term high intensity interventions for young people who have experienced multiple traumas throughout their lives.

About the Opportunities:

headspace Townsville 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. 

Working 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:

• Provide high standard assessments, psychological support, counselling and therapeutic interventions with 12-25 year-olds
• Liaise closely with internal and external stakeholders
• Communicate with a GP following sessions 1, 6 and 10
• Be a part of the innovative headspace model

About the Benefits

• Flexible work options between 1-5 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
• 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.

Apply Now

To apply complete the online application ensuring that you attach both a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

For further information please email