Still love clinical work, but ready for something more?
You may love being a psychologist and working directly with clients - but be ready for the next stage of your career.
Perhaps you're already the person colleagues turn to when they want another perspective on a complex case, an ethical question or a tricky clinical decision.
You enjoy supporting other psychologists, sharing your experience and helping good clinicians become even better.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
Mind Potential Psychology is seeking an experienced psychologist to join our Birtinya practice as ourLead Psychologist / Clinical Lead.
This is a senior role combining adeliberately reduced clinical caseload with genuine protected time for clinical leadership.
You'll remain actively involved in clinical work while becoming a trusted senior clinical resource for our team and helping shape clinical practice as MPP continues to grow.
About Mind Potential Psychology
Mind Potential Psychology is an established private psychology practice on the Sunshine Coast, currently home to a team of27 psychologistsworking across a broad range of presentations and client groups.
We're entering an exciting period of growth and are deliberately investing in the people, systems and leadership needed to grow well - while retaining the supportive culture, clinician autonomy and high standard of psychological care that are important to us.
As part of this next stage, we're establishing a dedicatedClinical Leadposition within the practice.
About the role
Based at ourBirtinya practice, you'll work approximately4–5 days per week.
Importantly, this isn't a full clinical caseload with leadership responsibilities added on top.
You'll have adeliberately reduced clinical caseload, with the equivalent of one full working day each week protected for Clinical Lead responsibilities.
This time will be distributed across your working week, allowing you to remain accessible to clinicians when support and consultation are needed.
You'll have meaningful autonomy to provide clinical leadership and make day-to-day clinical decisions within the practice,



while working closely with the Managing Director and having support available whenever you need it.
Your Clinical Lead responsibilities will include:
Being an accessible senior clinical resource for psychologists across the practice
Providing consultation around complex presentations, risk, ethical issues and clinical decision-making
Providing supervision and mentoring where appropriate
Supporting clinicians to develop their clinical confidence, judgement and professional practice
Supporting high standards of clinical documentation, assessment and treatment planning
Helping clinicians navigate challenging referrals and questions around suitability or scope of practice
Developing and maintaining practical clinical policies, procedures and standards
Facilitating opportunities for peer consultation, reflective practice and clinical career development
Supporting the onboarding and clinical development of new psychologists
Identifying opportunities to continually improve clinical practice across MPP
Working collaboratively with the Managing Director on broader clinical matters and the development of services as the practice continues to grow.
Our psychologists are trusted professionals, and we want to keep it that way.
We'renotlooking for someone to micromanage clinicians or introduce unnecessary layers of process.
We're looking for someone who brings sound judgement, experience and practical clinical leadership while supporting the autonomy of the psychologists around them.
About you
We're looking for an experienced psychologist who isapproachable, clinically grounded and confident in their judgement- someone colleagues naturally feel comfortable coming to when they need another perspective.
You'll have:
General registration as a psychologist with AHPRA
At least5 years' post-registration experience




Strong clinical judgement across a range of presentations
An interest in clinical leadership, mentoring and developing other psychologists
Confidence navigating complex clinical, risk and ethical matters
Strong knowledge of professional and ethical standards
A practical and proportionate approach to clinical practice and documentation
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to make independent clinical decisions while knowing when collaboration is valuable
Board-approved supervisor status,or the willingness and eligibility to become a Board-approved supervisor.
Clinical Psychology endorsement is very welcome butnot required.
Most importantly, we're looking for someone who will be a great fit for our team - warm, capable, pragmatic and genuinely interested in helping other psychologists do excellent work.
Why join MPP?
This isn't simply an existing management position waiting for someone to step into it.
You'll have the prospect tohelp shape the Clinical Lead role and the clinical direction of MPP as the practice grows.
You'll work closely with an experienced Managing Director and established operational and administrative team, allowing you to focus on what you do best - clinical work, clinical leadership and supporting psychologists.
You'll also have:
A permanent employee position with the stability and entitlements that provides
Areduced clinical caseload specifically designed around your leadership responsibilities
The equivalent ofone full day each week protected for Clinical Lead duties
Genuine autonomy within both your clinical and leadership work
Flexibility to develop a caseload aligned with your clinical interests and experience
An established reception and intake team providing comprehensive administrative support
A diverse team of psychologists with different clinical interests and experience
The opportunity to influence clinical standards, professional development and future services
A comfortable and established private practice environment in Birtinya
The opportunity for the role - and your leadership within MPP - to evolve as we continue to grow.
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📌 Lead Psychologist / Clinical Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Mind Potential Psychology
📍 Melbourne