About this role
About us: Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner delivering clinically backed mental health and wellbeing care to over 7.2 million insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, and 650,000 university students across Australia and internationally. We're building a clinically led affiliate network of registered practitioners who can deliver in-person appointments in their community, with some also available to respond on site when a workplace faces a critical incident. Role Brief: <span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">Spectrum.Life is expanding our network of affiliate network. We welcome applications from psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists, and social workers. Registration or membership must be current, full, and active — not provisional or lapsed. AQF Level 7 minimum and at least 2 years' post-qualification, client-facing clinical experience.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">Recruiting nationally, with strongest current need across our priority postcodes and the suburbs carrying the greatest customer density:<br><strong>VIC: </strong>East Melbourne, South Melbourne, Sunshine, Coolaroo/Attwood, Craigieburn, Bentleigh East, Cranbourne, Geelong, Traralgon — plus Melbourne CBD, South Yarra, Fitzroy, and Ballarat<br><strong>NSW: </strong>Sydney CBD, Darlinghurst, Concord West, Parramatta, Liverpool, Penrith, Newcastle — plus North Sydney and Alexandria<br><strong>SA: </strong>Adelaide<br><strong>QLD: </strong>Toowoomba, Caloundra (Sunshine Coast) — plus Brisbane CBD<br><strong>WA: </strong>Perth, Joondalup/Wanneroo<br><strong>TAS: </strong>Hobart, Launceston<br><strong>ACT / NT: </strong>Canberra, Darwin<br><em>Don't see your area listed? Apply anyway — we're building coverage nationally.</em></span> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Deliver Single Session Therapy and brief structured counselling face to face — CBT, Behavioural Activation, Problem-Solving Therapy, and Person-Centred models.</li><li>Conduct structured assessments, clinical formulations (5-P model), and risk assessments at every contact, including suicidality, self-harm, and safeguarding.</li><li>Use validated outcome measures (CORE-10, PHQ-9, GAD-7, K10, ORS, SRS, WSAS) to guide treatment and track progress.</li><li>Maintain accurate, timely clinical case notes, and connect clients to relevant referral pathways as a clinical decision.</li></ul> Requirements: <table style="width:101%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width:26%;"><strong>Psychologists</strong></td><td style="width:74%;">Current general or specialist registration with AHPRA, no conditions affecting scope of practice.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:26%;"><strong>Counsellors / psychotherapists</strong></td><td style="width:74%;">Full membership with ACA (Level 2+) or PACFA (Registered Counsellor / Clinical Member).</td></tr><tr><td style="width:26%;"><strong>Social workers</strong></td><td style="width:74%;">Full membership with AASW. Mental Health Accreditation preferred.</td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Critical incident response</strong><br>Supports workplaces after events such as serious injury, fatality, violence, or natural disaster — on-site, time-critical work alongside your face-to-face caseload, not instead of it. We're looking for clinicians with:<br><ul><li>Psychological First Aid training and applied crisis response experience</li><li>Familiarity with CISM / CISD frameworks and trauma-informed crisis intervention</li><li>Capacity to travel to onsite locations on short notice, including overnight stays where required</li></ul><strong>What you'll need in place</strong><br><ul><li>National Police Check, and Working With Children Check where applicable to your state or territory</li><li>Professional indemnity insurance ($10M AUD per claim) and public liability insurance ($20M AUD), current and including telehealth cover</li><li>Current practising certificate and accreditation certificate (AHPRA, PACFA, ACA, or AASW)</li><li>A private practice space, and your own practice management system with capacity to record sessions on our affiliate platform</li><li>Working knowledge of the Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles, and of your profession's code of conduct or ethics</li><li>Broader working knowledge to support safe, evidence-based care — including relevant state Mental Health Act and mandatory reporting obligations, WHS requirements for on-site work, and clinical frameworks such as structured risk assessment, trauma-informed care, and scope-of-practice / escalation pathways</li></ul><br>