Consultant Psychologist

Consultant Psychologist – headspace Early Psychosis, Canberra

Shape a brand-new service in beautifully appointed, purpose-built facilities

Join a team that’s redefining youth mental health!

Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team at headspace Early Psychosis, Canberra dedicated to early intervention and recovery-focused care for young people aged 12-25 experiencing or at high risk of psychosis.

This is an opportunity to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion to a new, purpose-built service, offering innovative, youth-friendly psychotherapeutic interventions in a flexible, supportive environment.

About the Program

headspace Early Psychosis is a nationally recognised leader in youth mental health, providing evidence-based, recovery-focused care. Our service operates under the renowned Orygen EPPIC model, ensuring young people receive world-class early intervention treatment.

Our program is structured into three core teams, working together to support young people at different stages of their recovery journey:

• Mobile Assessment & Treatment Team (MATT)
• Continuing Care Team
• Functional Recovery Team

As a Consultant Psychologist, you’ll play a critical role in shaping treatment plans, supporting families, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people—all within a state-of-the-art, purpose-built space designed to enhance client care and team collaboration.

About the Role

• Location: ACT – headspace Early Psychosis
• Part-time permanent
• Salary: HPA Level 4 (commensurate with experience)

At Uniting, we prioritise flexibility, peer support, and a manageable workload to ensure the best outcomes for both our staff and the young people we support. In this role, you’ll provide clinical leadership, supervision, and training to clinicians while delivering evidence-based, youth-friendly psychotherapeutic interventions.

Key Responsibilities

✅ Supervise and guide clinicians in delivering effective psychotherapeutic interventions.
✅ Develop treatment plans and manage a small caseload of complex cases to ensure high-quality care.
✅ Facilitate training and professional development to enhance team skills and expertise.
✅ Contribute to clinical review, quality assurance, and research activities, shaping best-practice service delivery.
✅ Support a recovery-focused culture of hope and optimism for young people and their families.

About You

• Registered Psychologist with AHPRA, with Clinical Psychology endorsement.
• Extensive experience in mental health, particularly with young people and first-episode psychosis.
• Strong leadership, clinical, and communication skills, with a passion for supervision and team development.
• Commitment to professional development, research, and evidence-based practices.
• Valid Australian Driver’s Licence.

Why Join Us?
💼 Genuine flexibility – work in a way that suits your lifestyle.
📌 Manageable workload – ensuring sustainable, high-quality service delivery.
🤝 Strong peer support and consultation – collaborate with experienced professionals in a team-oriented environment.
💰 Competitive salary with salary packaging options – boost your take-home pay.
🏋️‍♂️ Fitness Passport & U Rewards – access exclusive discounts and wellness benefits.
🎯 Be part of something new – shape a pioneering service that makes a lasting impact on young people’s lives.

This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to lead, innovate, and contribute to the future of early psychosis care in Canberra.

Apply now to make a difference in the mental health landscape and support the next generation in leading fulfilling lives.

For any enquiries, please contact: Alex Durrant, Operations Manager – adurrant@uniting.org

For further questions, feel free to reach out to Pallavi B, Talent Acquisition Specialist – pbhatia@uniting.org

About Uniting: When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work. Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.