Clinical Psychologist and Practice Lead

Exciting Clinical Psychologist and Practice Lead Opportunity.
Location: Perth WA – Stirling + Booragoon
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time Options Available
Salary: Competitive package + super (commensurate with experience and role)

About the Company

Our client is a values-led, multidisciplinary healthcare practice providing high-quality psychological and allied health services. Known for clinical excellence, supportive team culture, and sustainable growth, the organisation is seeking a Clinical Psychologist and practice Lead to join their team.

This role offer the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with strong clinical governance, professional development, and autonomy and operational duties.

Clinical Psychologist and Practice Lead

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced clinician-leader to step into a senior, revenue-generating role that combines hands-on clinical work with leadership, operations, and strategy (structured as a 50/50 split).

Key responsibilities include:

• Active Clinical Practice: Provide high-quality clinical services within your discipline (psychology, occupational therapy, or speech pathology) – Maintain clinical credibility and connection with clients and clinicians – Model high standards of ethical, evidence-based practice1. Practice Growth & External Relationships
• Practice Growth & External Relationships: – Lead recruitment strategy in partnership with the People & Culture Lead – Shape and communicate the practicies employer narrative clearly and confidently – Support sourcing, selection, and onboarding of high-quality clinicians – Contribute to workforce planning to ensure capacity matches referral demand – Strengthen retention through clear expectations, development pathways, and supportive leadership
• Multidisciplinary Clinical Leadership: – Provide senior clinical leadership across psychology, occupational therapy, and speech pathology – Lead clinicians in disciplines outside your own technical expertise with respect and clarity – Act as an escalation point for complex clinical, ethical, or boundary matters – Support consistent clinical standards and high-quality care across services – Work closely with the Service Development Officer to embed clinical standards into practice
• Clinician Performance & Accountability: – Lead clinician performance reviews across disciplines – Set clear expectations regarding quality, professionalism, and conduct – Identify and address underperformance early and constructively – Lead performance improvement processes and difficult conversations when required
• Culture, Wellbeing & Psychological Safety: – Act as a senior holder of team wellbeing and culture – Monitor morale, workload, and burnout risk – Support the People & Culture Lead in embedding Prosper’s values – Intervene early in people or cultural issues before they escalate
• Operations & Systems: – Hold accountability for day-to-day operational functioning across locations – Identify and resolve service or system issues – Strengthen workflows, systems, and accountability structures – Support administrative teams with clinical judgement and boundary guidance when required, without becoming the default for all queries
• Strategy & Sustainability: – Work in partnership with the Owner to contribute to the ongoing strategic direction of the practice – Translate strategic priorities into practical leadership and operational action – Balance growth, care quality, clinician wellbeing, and financial sustainability in decision-making

What You Need:

• Current professional registration as a AHPA Clinical Psychologist
• Proven experience leading clinicians and managing performance
• Strong operational judgement and systems-thinking capability
• Ability to balance senior leadership responsibilities with an active clinical caseload
• High emotional intelligence and confidence in decision-making
• Private practice or mixed-funding experience (NDIS/Medicare) highly regarded
• MDT experience and formal leadership training (desirable)

What’s On Offer:

• Senior leadership role with influence and autonomy
• $160K + Super minimum base salary
• Balanced clinical and leadership workload
• Opportunity to shape a high-performing, values-led practice
• Collaborative leadership environment
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing organisation
• Opportunities to have a profit share or ownership of the business

Must work at least 0.8FTE per week to be available for the team

How to Apply

For a confidential discussion, please contact Abbie Offless – Healthcare Recruitment Consultant at Zenith Search on 0483 953 814 or email your updated resume to abbie.offless@zenithsearch.com.

Alternatively, click Apply Now and we’ll be in touch to discuss your suitability for either role.
Please note: Only candidates meeting the essential criteria will be contacted.