Clinical Psychology position

Do you enjoy working with young people?
Do you like the challenge of mental health assessments and report writing?
Would you like to work in a friendly, relaxed, friendly and professional environment?
If you live in Perth or elsewhere, perhaps you have been thinking about relocating to a more relaxed lifestyle in the beautiful South West?

  Roles:

• provide mental health assessments - teenagers experiencing difficulty attending mainstream school
  
• write reports for funding and recommendations for the student's school
  
• provide clinical counselling in the office of inSync for life
  
• travel to Busselton when required to provide assessments
  
• provide other assessments such as child development, forensic (negotiable)
  

 Requirements:

Clinical Psychologist registration with the Psychology Board
ability to connect with young people
good report writing skills
mature, friendly outlook on life
maintain professional and ethical standards of the Board
have an ABN (preferable)
have own professional indemnity insurance (preferable)

Description:

The successful person would work primarily from our office in Bunbury, but also from a local Community School to provide the assessments, as well as from a satellite school in Busselton.
The mental health reports would be based on clinical observation as well as some testing with instruments such as, DASS, CATS, ADES, A-MID, CASE and youth RADAR, on an as-needed basis.  The reports provide information related to:
Reason for Referral; Diagnosis (DSM-5); Symptoms and Functional Impact; Assessment Measures; Recommendations for Treatment; Recommendations for School.
It is envisaged that 3 assessments could be done per day for two days a week, followed by 1 day of report writing. 
The remaining 2 days per week would be set aside for counselling at the office of inSync for life.

Note:

 The 'employment' conditions of this position are flexible:

• it is preferred that the person would work under contract as an Associate of inSync for life Psychology: requiring own ABN and insurance
  
• this would allow the person to provide contract fee-for-service of approximately $550+ per assessment and report after deduction of management fee
• inSync for life Psychology would provide clients to the Associate for counselling on the remaining two days a week, allowing for payment of approximately $500 - $600  per day (based on 4 - 5 clients per day)
  

Some consideration might be given for the employment of the successful person:

• the person would be employed under the relevant conditions and salary
  
• the above rates would not apply
  

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How to apply:

contact us here for more information
or
send your Resume and a covering letter with an outline as to how you meet the conditions noted above, as well as your preferred type of employment and your availability... 
email us with Clinical Psychologist position in the subject line: admin@insyncforlife.com.au
look forward to hearing from you!