General Practitioner

Employer: headspace Southport

G’Day, Jingeri, Hello

At headspace, we value our people as our greatest asset. We attract and retain great people who use their skills to make a difference in the health and well-being of young people. If you’re a natural at working with young people or looking to build your career as a General Practitioner in mental health care, this could be the role for you.

Where you’ll work

Think taking your lunch break with beside crystal blue waters or strolling for a walk through the Broadwater Parklands with a client sounds too good to be true? Think again. Our headspace Southport centre is based on the Gold Coast in Southport, QLD. Where metropolis meets beachy bliss.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced General Practitioner (GP) with a passion for working with young people aged 12-25 years old in the mental health space. In this role, you’ll work alongside our clinical team to provide young people with mental, physical, and sexual health care under the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS).

The headspace model strives to provide timely and appropriate access to support the mental wellness of young people. A key part of this model is to offer wrap-around care, including medical input that is integrated into our clients’ treatment plans. Our contracted GPs are highly valued members of our team as they provide this vital care pathway.

In this role, you will be self-employed working on contract with our centre, and bulk billing your clients.

What you’ll be doing in the role

When you start, our clinical team will quickly work with you to build a caseload that is in line with your capacity, skills, and experience. You will always have support from an on-site clinical team including new in-reach positions from Queensland Health (under the Better Access Bilateral Scheme) as well as access to a community of GPs in the headspace network.

Next, you will build your own schedule. We will give you flexibility around hours and days you’d like to offer appointments (between Monday to Friday), with some limited out-of-hours availability required from time to time. 

You’d be a great fit if

• Bachelor of Medicine (or equivalent) with current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA) registration.
• You are motivated, organised, and you prefer to manage your own schedule. You would be working autonomously, with support from our clinical team.
• You’ve got a passion to help your community and grow your career working with young people aged 12-25 years old in mental health care.
• You’ve got the knowledge and experience to work with a range of presentations within the mild to moderate spectrum. This can include, but is not limited to, stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, self-harm alcohol and drug use and family discord.
• You have sensitivity, respect, and experience working with culturally diverse communities. Our centre’s demographic includes a large proportion of those in the LGBTIQAP+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
• Experience performing health checks.
• You have ABN and professional indemnity insurance.
• You have a Medicare provider number and you can bill under the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS).

About our team

Since 2006, headspace has helped those aged 12-25 by providing tailored and holistic mental health support at crucial times, helping young people get back on track and improving their ability to manage their mental health. Working at headspace, you’ll be supported in a diverse and flexible work environment that encourages professional development and structured clinical support.

Our team, at headspace Southport, are experts in their field – but without the ego. We’re a down-to-earth team that supports one another, encourages professional growth, and keeps the day-to-day full of fun. We support the development of future mental health professionals by having Psychology, Social Work and Counselling students from our local Universities on learning placements at our centre.

What’s in it for you?

• On-site clinical support from an experienced team at all times.
• Opportunities to attend conferences, accredited training, and internal professional development workshops.
• Access to a community of GPs throughout the headspace network.
• Low admin fees. We have an experienced administration staff to support you with appointment management, billing and other needs.
• Flexibility around hours and days.
• Access to modern, comfortable consulting rooms with IT equipment supplied.
• Free parking for you and your clients.

Our values

At headspace, our goal is to achieve the best possible mental health outcomes for young people and their families. To do this, we need people who’ll help us do things ‘the headspace way’, living our values of Inclusion, Collaboration, Agility and Excellence.

In return, we offer an environment that fosters personal and career development, diversity and wellbeing. Employment at headspace means working in a purposeful, agile and world-leading organisation all in the name of a common mission – raising the profile of youth mental health and providing vital support to those who need it.

How to apply

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance headspace Southport and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at headspace Southport so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you Apply by sending your cover letter and resume to our Clinical Team Leader, Marietjie Muller or feel free to get in touch if you have any more questions.

For more information contact:

Name: Marietjie Muller (Clinical Team Leader)
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