The Role

The Psychologist will be responsible for providing professional, evidence based Psychological Services to people who are referred to Psychology Services via private referrals, Better Access (GP Mental Health Treatment plan), NDIS and other Black Swan Health services.  This person will contribute to high-quality care to achieve best outcomes for clients and loved ones.

Key Responsibilities and Growth Opportunities

Day-to-Day Clinical Practice

• Direct Client Care: Conduct comprehensive intake assessments, treatment planning, and evidence-based interventions for clients with varied diagnoses and complex presentations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with referring GPs, internal multidisciplinary team members, and external agencies to ensure seamless care pathways and clear progress reporting.
• Operational Governance: Align clinical practice with organisational Operational Guidelines, Clinical Governance Frameworks, and ongoing Quality Improvement activities.

Leadership & Professional Growth Opportunities

• Peer Leadership: Lead Peer Group sessions to foster a supportive, learning-oriented environment for the broader team.
• Mentorship: Guide and support new clinicians, helping them navigate early-career growth and updates to APS and AHPRA requirements.
• Service Development: Play an active role in shaping the growth of our Family, Children, Couples, and Assessment service arms.
• Continuing Education: Contribute to and participate in internal and external professional development initiatives, clinical presentations, and organisational strategic meetings.

 Key Qualifications and Requirements

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications & Registration: Relevant tertiary qualification in Psychology with current registration as a Registered or Clinical Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Clinical Assessment & Strategy: Demonstrated experience delivering short-term, evidence-based psychological strategies (e.g., using validated tools like DASS or K10) across diverse age groups, including children, youth, and adults.
• High-Quality Reporting: Proven ability to produce detailed, compliant clinical reports for general practitioners, Medicare, NDIS, and external stakeholders (e.g., legal firms, Workers' Compensation).
• Risk & Case Management: Strong capability to monitor and assess clinical risk (including self-harm, harm to others, or acute mental deterioration) while maintaining prompt, confidential, and accurate client records in line with organisational governance.
• Core Workload & Autonomy: Ability to manage a daily target KPI’s with minimal direct supervision while operating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• National Police Check
• Working with Children Check
• Current eligibility to work in Australia
• Current WA driver’s licence and own vehicle for work purposes

Desirable Criteria

• Diverse Funding & Client Streams: Experience navigating funding frameworks including the Better Access initiative, NDIS, private referrals, and Youth Mental Health centres.
• Assessment Collaboration: Background or interest in assessment and collaborative evaluation workflows with primary assessment clinicians.
• Service Expansion: Experience or interest in expanding service streams, particularly Family, Children (aged 6+), and Couples counselling services.
• Experience in working with Assessment: Demonstrated background in administering and interpreting cognitive and adaptive behaviour tools, including ADHD and ASD assessments (e.g., Conners 4®).

The benefits 

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 that can apply to a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, entertainment, holiday accommodation, other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing 
  • Work related expenses
  • Supervision & Peer Group Sessions
  • Close access to public transport
  • Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Work within a passionate and dynamic multidisciplinary team.

 Shortlisting will commence immediately.

• For enquiries regarding the position, please contact Raymond Midwood, Allied Health Manager, on 0482 186 669.
• To find out more about us go to www.blackswanhealth.com.au.
• To apply for the role, you must submit a brief cover letter addressing the listed job requirements along with your résumé. 

Black Swan Health Limited is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. We welcome all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.