QLD Clinical Lead
0.8FTE to Full-time | In-clinic | Bulimba

Salary: $145,000.00 - $155,000.00 per annum FTE + Bonus Opportunities
Bonus Inclusions: $500.00 PD fund annually + Paid day off for birthday

About Scope: We support neurodivergent individuals living with neurodevelopmental conditions. All of our practitioners and team members value lived experience and take the position of an ally in every interaction. Our assessment and therapy services are strengths-based and built around the self-identified needs of our clients.
Do You Love Shaping Clinical Excellence and Leading a Dedicated Team?

Scope Psychology is searching for a permanent, full-time clinical lead to join our wonderful team. The Clinical Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for the oversight, coordination, and quality of all clinical services at Scope Psychology. This position provides expert clinical leadership and consultation to the entire team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and ethical services that align with Scope's strategic vision.

The Clinical Lead is the primary point of clinical escalation, holding ultimate responsibility for the management of the clinical risk register, the response to complex clinical presentations, and the safeguarding of high-risk participants, particularly those funded by the NDIS. This role is pivotal in fostering a culture of clinical excellence, continuous improvement, and collegial support.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

  • Full registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA, with Clinical Endorsement
  • Significant postgraduate experience in a clinical setting, including demonstrated experience in a clinical leadership, senior practitioner, or management role
  • Demonstrated experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of complex mental health presentations
  • Demonstrated experience in managing high-stakes clinical risk, including suicidality, self-harm, and family violence.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

  • AHPRA Board-Approved Supervisor status.

Essential Knowledge & Skills:

  • Comprehensive, expert-level knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., Autism, ADHD and Intellectual Disability) and associated co-occurring conditions
  • Demonstrated application of a neuro-affirming lens in clinical practice
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the social model of disability and its application in a therapeutic context
  • Expert knowledge and confidence in navigating the disability services sector, particularly the NDIS framework, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission standards, and participant risk management
  • Proven ability to provide clear, decisive, and empathetic clinical leadership and consultation on complex ethical and practical dilemmas.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and support a clinical team, including providing effective clinical supervision
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage collaboratively with all team members, clients, and external stakeholders
  • High-level strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with experience in policy development and quality improvement.
What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

Clinical Leadership & Oversight

  • Serve as the senior clinical expert and primary point of escalation for complex cases, ethical issues and high-risk client incidents
  • Provide expert clinical consultation and guidance to all team members
  • Manage a small, complex personal caseload to model best practice
  • Lead and/or attend group supervision sessions.

Risk, Quality and Governance

  • Ensure clinical services meet all compliance standards (legal, professional and NDIS)
  • Own and manage the clinical risk framework, including safeguarding, mandatory reporting and WHS oversight
  • Drive quality improvement initiatives and audit clinical documentation standards
  • Oversee caseload management and client allocation.

Strategy and Policy

  • Contribute as a key member of the Management Team to organisational strategy and decision-making
  • Lead the development and implementation of all clinical policies and procedures
  • Provide reports on clinical service delivery and quality metrics to the Director.
"I like working at Scope because it's a welcoming and supportive place to work. It's a privilege to be part of a team that genuinely cares about our clients and each other. There's a strong sense of collaboration and generosity at Scope. I also love the variety in my role, from therapy to assessments in the Bulimba clinic to outreach work supporting clients in rural communities, and, I appreciate the flexibility Scope offers, allowing me to balance meaningful work with life and my family." - Renee
Why You'll Love Being Part of Our Team
  • Competitive Salaried Package: Enjoy the security of a competitive salary.
  • Fantastic Perks: A paid day off for your birthday and an annual professional development fund to support your ongoing learning.
  • Supportive Environment: A calm, supportive, and experienced leadership team and the best colleagues you'll ever work with.
  • Comprehensive Admin Support: A professional and experienced administrative team to handle the paperwork, letting you focus on your clients.
  • Professional Resources: Access to a team portal with procedures, policies, and forms for efficient client management, plus a well-resourced library of research, books, therapy tools, and assessment batteries.
  • Wellbeing & Development: Regular team meetings and events (that are actually fun!).
  • Professional Growth: Regular in-house professional development, and both onsite and remote peer supervision (including supervision for provisional registration and registrar programs).
  • Work-Life Balance: Our mostly paperless office means less admin for you, and more time for practice, research, and professional growth.
  • Research Opportunities: Opportunities to participate in research led by our Director, Danielle Copplin.
Scope Bulimba Psychology Clinic - Therapy
Ready To Join Us?

If you would like to be part of our team, send our director, Danielle, an email via: [email protected]. In your email, let her know why you’d like to work at Scope, where you see yourself in five years time, and your ideal work-life balance. Don’t forget to attach your resume!

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"I like working at Scope because it's a welcoming and supportive place to work. It's a privilege to be part of a team that genuinely cares about our clients and each other. There's a strong sense of collaboration and generosity at Scope. I also love the variety in my role, from therapy to assessments in the Bulimba clinic to outreach work supporting clients in rural communities, and, I appreciate the flexibility Scope offers, allowing me to balance meaningful work with life and my family." - Renee
Why You'll Love Being Part of Our Team
  • Competitive Salaried Package: Enjoy the security of a competitive salary.
  • Fantastic Perks: A paid day off for your birthday and an annual professional development fund to support your ongoing learning.
  • Supportive Environment: A calm, supportive, and experienced leadership team and the best colleagues you'll ever work with.
  • Comprehensive Admin Support: A professional and experienced administrative team to handle the paperwork, letting you focus on your clients.
  • Professional Resources: Access to a team portal with procedures, policies, and forms for efficient client management, plus a well-resourced library of research, books, therapy tools, and assessment batteries.
  • Wellbeing & Development: Regular team meetings and events (that are actually fun!).
  • Professional Growth: Regular in-house professional development, and both onsite and remote peer supervision (including supervision for provisional registration and registrar programs).
  • Work-Life Balance: Our mostly paperless office means less admin for you, and more time for practice, research, and professional growth.
  • Research Opportunities: Opportunities to participate in research led by our Director, Danielle Copplin.
Scope Bulimba Psychology Clinic - Therapy
Ready To Join Us?

If you would like to be part of our team, send our director, Danielle, an email via: [email protected]. In your email, let her know why you’d like to work at Scope, where you see yourself in five years time, and your ideal work-life balance. Don’t forget to attach your resume!

Email Now