Are you looking to be part of a ground-breaking experience? Your interest in joining our team could not have arrived at a more exciting time.

The Calming Suite Psychology Has Been Successfully Operating For Three Years Now As A Small Boutique Private Practice Run By Dr Alissa Knight. Due To High Client Demand, We Are So Excited To Be Opening Our Brand-New Larger Clinic In March 2024. We Are Now Looking For An Exceptional Team Of Like-Minded Psychologists, Dietitians and Administrative Specialists To Step Into This State-Of-The-Art Mental Health Sanctuary With Us And Make Long-Lasting Change For Adelaide Youth.

If You Resonate With Our Core Values and Vision to Revolutionise the Experience of Mental Health Treatment in a Way that Empowers Youth and Truly Makes a Difference in a Way They Will Remember Forever— Then You Could Be The Ideal Fit For Our Team.

If This Sounds Like You Then We Look Forward To Meeting You And Welcoming You To The Calming Suite Psychology Family.

Our Values

We Thrive On The Reputation Of Providing Outstanding Connection And Rapport With Our Clients As Our Foremost Strength, Alongside An Excellent Standard Of Comprehensive Assessment, Formulation And Therapeutic Practice. We Are Immensely Passionate About Mental Health Being Accessible To Everyone In Our Community, And Our Clients Feeling Valued, Non-Judged, Important, And That We Will Strive To Work Collaboratively Towards Desired Change And Not Give Up On Them. We Love Giving Back To Our Community With Being Included In Charity Events, And Hosting School Presentations, Work Events, Yoga Sessions On The Beach, And Other Wonderful Mind-Body Events To Raise Awareness And Reduce Mental Health Stigma.

Our Vision

Our Vision Is To Ensure Each Client At The Calming Suite Psychology Is Provided With A Safe And Supportive Treatment Approach That Is Tailored Specifically For Each Individual Person, And Also Embodies Modernity, Inclusivity, Innovativeness, Compassion, And Is Neurodiversity-Affirming. We Believe A Multi-Modal Therapeutic Approach Offers Clients A Chance To Heal The ‘Whole’ Person, As Opposed To Either The Mind Or Body In Isolation, And Therefore Promotes Better Insight, Skills And Strength To Navigate And Overcome Their Mental Health Challenges. For This Ability, We Will Be Offering A Wide Range Of Cognitive-Based Therapies, Somatic Therapies, Nutrition Therapy, And Other Mind-Body Modalities As We Grow Within A Multidisciplinary Team, Such As:

STATE-OF-THE-ART YOGA WELLNESS ROOM (With The Use Of Surrounding Projected Tranquil Imagery Displayed On The Walls Of A Large Studio, Behind A Water Feature, Clients Will Be Able To Undertake Elements Of Their Therapy, Yoga, Dance, Or Exercise Rehabilitation In Paramount Serenity)

SENSORY DEPRIVATION TANK (Float Tank) For Anxiety, Physical Pain, Emotion Dysregulation, Dance And Sport Performance Enhancement.

ASD/ADHD Group Therapy Intensive Programs For Parents And Children

Yoga Group Therapy For Eating Disorders And PTSD

Art Therapy for Emotional Regulation

About The Job

This Role Offers You An Exciting And Versatile Position Based In A Rapidly Growing Private Practice In The Beauty Surrounds Of Clarence Park In Adelaide. We Have Invested Much Time And Effort Into Building A Brand-New Clinic Space For Clients And Staff That Is Infused With The Ultimate Sense Of Serenity. Enjoy Walking In The Doors To Your Workspace Each Day Surrounded By Day-Spa Furnishings, Water Features, Your Own Soundproofed Sunlit Clinic Room, With A Large Cinematic Yoga Wellness Space That Both Yourself And Your Clients Are Welcome To Use.

The Calming Suite Psychology Has Been Carefully Created With Both Our Clinicians And Clients Wellbeing In Mind. We want you to feel respected and appreciated for your valued efforts as part of our team. Our aim is to honour that ethos by ensuring you feel at home as opposed to work when you walk into The Calming Suite Psychology each day.

This position may be ideal for Newer Psychologists Moving To Private Practice For The First Time. We will Offer A Supported Pathway Into Your Professional Career With Experienced Guidance to allow you confidence As You Grow More In Autonomy And Develop Into The Psychologist You Want To Be. It also might be a wonderful fresh start or opportunity for a more experienced psychologist who is looking for a change, and would like to evolve their practice with a wider variation of therapies and mind-body modalities.

Positions Available

We Have 3 Current Positions (Full Time Or Part Time) Available, Predominately On Site But Working From Home Can Also Be An Option For The Right Candidate Upon Client Preferences For Our Brand-New Growing Practice. We Are Looking For Either Registered Psychologists, Psychologists Wishing To Complete Their Clinical Endorsement In The Registrar Program, And/Or Clinical Psychologists With Full Endorsement With AHPRA. We Also Welcome Those Provisional Psychologists Who Are In The Last Stages Of A 4+2 Or 5+1 Program And Close To Completion To Apply. This Role Comes With Exceptional Administrative Support And A Client Case Load Ready To Go Always For The Right Clinician. Clients Will Always Be Matched Based On Skill Level, Preference And Experience. You Will Never Have Anything To Worry About And We Will Always Have Your Back.

Complimentary In-house Individual and Group Supervision

We Strongly Believe In The Need For Psychology And Psychologists To Embrace The Need For Change And Continuing To Evolve With Time If We Are To Serve The Complex Needs Youth Are Presenting With In 2024. One Of Our Key Values At The Calming Suite Psychology Is A Notion That Our Ability To Bring About Transformative Change Comes From Striving To Always Continue To Learn And Evolve In Our Methods And Practice As A Psychologist. For This Reason, We Want To Offer Any Psychologist On Our Team And Also Those Psychologists Who Are Embarking On Their Clinical Registrar Program, With Up To 80 Hours Of Combined Group And Individual Clinical Supervision Free Of Charge To Help You Continue Building Your Skills And Competencies To Becoming A Dynamic Clinical Psychologist And For Being A Valued Member Of Our Team. We Strongly Believe In The Need For Psychology And Psychologists To Embrace The Need For Change And Continuing To Evolve With Time If We Are To Serve The Complex Needs Youth Are Presenting With In 2024.

Burnout Prevention Caseload Model

We Are Happy To Negotiate A Flexible Working Arrangement In Terms Of What Your Daily Case Load Hours/Times May Look Like As A Way To Ensure You Maintain Work-Life Balance And Utmost Wellbeing. The Calming Suite Psychology Clinic Will Be Open 5 Days A Week From 9:30am Until 6:30pm To Cater For Those Clients Who Cannot Make Sessions Until After School Or Work. As Such, We Extend The Great Flexibility Benefits To Or Staff By Offering You The Option To Choose Whether You May Like To Start Your Day Earlier And Finish Earlier, Or Start Later And Finish Later. Whether You Would Like To Do Sessions In The Morning, Have A Break In The Middle Of The Day To Pick Your Children Up From School, Or Go For A Yoga Class Or Walk Down The Beach, And Then Come Back And Do A Final Couple Of Sessions In The Late Afternoon.

Our Clients

The Calming Suite Psychology is a Boutique Clinic with a Specialised Niche in the Area of Treatment of Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Disordered Eating for Female Adolescents and Young Adults (10 – 30 years). However, we also offer psychological Assessment, and Psychotherapy (both one-on-one and group) for both male and females in a wide range of other presentations including:

Body Dysmorphia

Anxiety

Trauma

Borderline Personality Disorder

Bipolar Disorder Type II

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Complex PTSD

Depression

Dance Psychology

Phobias and Fears

Grief and Loss

Stress and Burnout

Relationship Issues

School Issues and Bullying

Gender Dysphoria

Insomnia/Sleep issues

Drug & Alcohol Addiction Issues

In Addition, our other key clients are Young Children, Parents and Families. The Calming Suite Psychology Specialise is Comprehensive Psychological Assessment and Psycho-Educational Assessment for Children and Families Seeking Diagnostic Clarity to Confirm or Negate Postulated Suspicion of Child Developmental Disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder, and Learning Disorders.

More About What we can offer you

This Position is aimed as a CONTRACTOR position, however we are very open to discuss a SALARIED option for the right candidate.

Competitive Earnings, Reflective Of Your Clinical Experience. Earn between $175,000 - $200,000 (based off 5 patients, 5 days per week)
Full-time and part-time roles available with flexible working days and hours
Walk into an established client base
Guaranteed referral and the ability to accept referrals to suit your interest and experience
Ability to work remotely
A Steady Stream Of Suitable Referrals
Administrative Support That Is Warm And Supportive
A Beautiful Bespoke Office Space That Has Been Freshly Built With Day-Spa Features And Tranquil Décor
AHPRA Board Approved Supervision And Peer Supervision
Paid Staff Social Events And Activities
Payment Towards Your Ongoing Professional Development And Further Training In Various Psychotherapies Such As: Schema Therapy, Trauma-Based Therapies, EMDR, DBT, ACT, CBT-E, Somatic-Based Therapies (Further Details Given At Interview Stage)

Essential Criteria

Full AHPRA Registration As A General Psychologist, Or Endorsement As A Clinical Psychologist
A Masters Or Doctoral Degree In Clinical Psychology
A Completed 4+2 Or 5 + 1 Gen Psych With Clinical Experience
Eligibility For Provider Number Registration With Medicare
Current WWC And A Recent Police Check
Independently Meets CPD Requirements Set By AHPRA

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Feel Welcome to Reach out to Alissa for More Information About Any of These Positions at: info@thecalmingsuite.com.au or phone: 0413963561

READY TO APPLY

You can apply through the SEEK platform, or feel very welcome to simply send your application directly to Alissa at: info@thecalmingsuite.com.au and type the words "PSYCHOLOGIST Application 2024" in the subject line. Please include a cover letter and also attach your CV.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Calming Suite family.

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