Psychologist - NDIS Caseload

Company Description

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

We are a national therapy services provider.  Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today!  Help us make a difference to improve their quality of life.

Job Description

We are expanding our multidisciplinary team in the Brisbane region and are excited to add the expertise of a Registered Psychologist to the therapeutic supports we currently offer NDIS participants.

As you support many, we support you!  We offer:

• Excellent remuneration –Salary that recognises your experience + kilometre reimbursement for your travel + laptop + smartphone + Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program that acknowledges achievement + salary packaging options
• Flexibility – No need to choose between work and family anymore! You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - which work best for your life!
• Clinical Support – Want to hone your skills or elevate your practice? We provide internal supervision with an experienced Psychologist, monthly internal psychology CPD sessions, a designated QA team to assist with report writing, resources to minimise the administration burden, access to Multidisciplinary Case Reviews for complex cases and a Clinical Excellence Team focused on evidence-based support and initiatives.
• Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport… just to name a few
• Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community plus the support of office and clinic hours
• Career progression – Want to develop clinically, or develop management and operational skills? We offer both! We provide ongoing training and professional development tailored to your clinical interests and long-term goals, and access to psychology opportunities with both Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth.
• Passionate and uplifting culture – We focus on ‘filling your cup’ so you can sustainably support your NDIS Participants. A healthy and positive work culture for all staff is a priority at AAA and is purposefully driven by our commitment to our values and people.

The successful candidate will support NDIS participants who present with Psychosocial Disabilities and enduring health conditions to reach their goals and live a full, independent, and meaningful life. In doing so the successful candidate will complete comprehensive clinical interviews, and deliver tailored, evidence-based psychological interventions with NDIS Participants and the systems who support them.

Your role will entail...

• Being responsible for managing an allocated caseload of NDIS Participants across the lifespan and from varying socio-cultural backgrounds, and completing therapeutic processes in a timely manner.
• Undertaking comprehensive clinical interviews and assessments (using clinical observations and psychometric assessments), and interpreting findings to collaboratively determine and achieve intervention goals that align with NDIS Plan goals.
• Delivering person-centred, tailored interventions with a systemic focus, that also includes delivery of therapeutic support and training to stakeholders.
• Monitoring, interpreting, reporting and addressing signs and symptoms of risk and acute distress that may arise during any therapeutic interventions.
• Providing written reports to NDIS outlining progress reviews and ongoing areas of need.
• Maintaining awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory guidelines

You will be highly organised, possess exceptional people skills, be passionate about what you do and pride yourself on delivering exceptional service.

Qualifications

To be considered suitable you will have:

• Current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• NDIS experience and a genuine passion for working in the disability sector
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
• Open to provide supervision to junior clinicians
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
• Looking for a fun, collaborative, and supportive work environment

Additional Information

Click on the Apply button OR reach out to - Karissa- on 0447 093 616 OR email me via [email protected] . If your resume is not quite up-to-date, you can add me on LinkedIn for a more informal conversation - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karissa-ketley/

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.