Psychology Clinic Director

This Psychology Clinic Director position leads and oversees the operations of the Psychology Clinics, ensuring high-quality learning experiences for psychology and counselling students while meeting professional accreditation requirements. The role involves co-developing and implementing strategic vision, providing clinical supervision, contributing to teaching, research, and engagement initiatives, and strengthening the reputation of the clinics. It is a key leadership role within the School and Clinics leadership teams.

Must Have

• Lead strategic direction and operational management of Psychology Clinics
• Provide high-level advice to the Head of School and School Executive
• Manage financial operations, including budget oversight and resource utilisation
• Develop and deliver clinic business plans supporting education, research, and engagement
• Oversee and support student and intern supervision for quality clinical training
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and external stakeholder engagement
• Maintain registration as a psychologist and endorsed supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia
• Postgraduate qualification in Psychology
• Proven leadership and management experience in a clinical or educational setting
• Strong strategic planning, financial management, and operational oversight skills
• Commitment to high-quality teaching, clinical supervision, and student learning
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders

Griffith Health’s School of Applied Psychology and Griffith Health Clinics are seeking an experienced and dynamic Psychology Clinic Director to lead and oversee the operations of our Psychology Clinics. This key leadership position plays a vital role in ensuring that the clinics provide high-quality learning experiences for psychology and counselling students while meeting professional accreditation requirements.

The Psychology Clinic Director will co-develop and implement the strategic vision for the clinics, provide clinical supervision for students, contribute to teaching, research, and engagement initiatives, and help strengthen the reputation of Griffith Health Clinics. This position is part of both the School and Clinics leadership teams and offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of clinical education at Griffith University.

Key responsibilities in the role will include but not be limited to:

• Lead the strategic direction and operational management of the Psychology Clinics, ensuring alignment with the learning needs of students and accreditation requirements.
• Provide high-level advice to the Head of School and School Executive on innovative and effective clinic operations.
• Manage financial operations, including budget oversight and resource utilisation.
• Develop and deliver clinic business plans that support education, research, and engagement strategies.
• Oversee and support student and intern supervision, ensuring quality clinical training experiences.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and external stakeholder engagement to enhance student learning and patient care.
• Maintain registration as a psychologist and endorsed supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.

This is a fixed-term, full-time appointment for three years and can be based at either the Brisbane South (Nathan) or Gold Coast campus. Regular travel between the two locations will be required.

As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations. Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary range

An attractive package will be offered to the successful candidate.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• A postgraduate qualification in Psychology.
• Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Approved and Endorsed Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Proven leadership and management experience in a clinical or educational setting.
• Strong strategic planning, financial management, and operational oversight skills.
• Commitment to high-quality teaching, clinical supervision, and student learning.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to advance clinic operations and educational objectives.