Independent private practice for a psychologist, mental health social worker or OT (Medicare), Highett and telehealth

We’re looking for a psychologist (registered or clinical), an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, or an occupational therapist with mental health endorsement, to see clients under Medicare Better Access. You can work from our Highett clinic, by telehealth, or both.

The role suits someone who wants to do the clinical work and leave the business side to us. You won’t need your own website, Google listing or advertising. New clients come to you through the practice. A new caseload can take time to build, and we’ll support you while it does.

What the practice looks after

- New clients, through our website, Google and referrals between the therapists here
- Reception, who take phone calls from new clients
- Online booking through our website, and Halaxy for invoicing
- A therapy room in Highett if you’d like to see people in person

What you’ll need

- General or clinical registration with AHPRA, AASW accreditation as a mental health social worker, or OTA mental health endorsement
- A Medicare provider number, or willingness to get one for our practice
- Your own ABN and professional indemnity insurance
- Experience with adults, from private practice,



a public service or community mental health

Experience with adolescents or health anxiety is welcome, and so is training in clinical hypnosis. None of these is required.

How it works

You’d work as an independent practitioner, under your own ABN, Medicare provider number and insurance. Your clinical decisions and approach are your own, and how many hours you offer is up to you. Many people do this alongside other work. We’d start with a trial, and if it suits us both, you can take on more. We’ll go through the fee arrangement when we meet.

Many of our clients prefer to come in person, so we’d especially like to hear from people who can spend some time in Highett. In-clinic days and times are agreed with you in advance, so we can set aside a room. Monday and Tuesday afternoons and evenings, and Saturday afternoons, suit us best at the moment, and we’re happy to talk about other times. Telehealth times are more versatile, and telehealth only is fine too, wherever you’re based in Australia.

You’d be working alongside a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, a clinical psychologist and counsellors who are clinical hypnotherapists. We refer to each other when a client would be better matched with someone else.

📌 Psychologist (Registered or Clinical) (Highett)
🏢 Bayside Psychotherapy
📍 Highett