Psychologist

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Full-time

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Entry Level

Description

  • Running your own practice costs you more than money. It costs you time you could be spending with patients.
  • The average private practice psychologist spends 8–12 hours per week on admin, billing, Medicare claims, and chasing referrals. That’s one to one and a half full clinical days — unpaid.
  • At Synapsea, that work is ours.
  • You carry the clinical load. We carry everything else.
  • What you actually earn with us. Our registered psychologist session fee is $180. You keep 65% — $117 per session, paid to you.
  • Sessions per week Weekly income Annual income (48 weeks)
  • 10 sessions $1,170 $56,160

    15 sessions $1,755 $84,240

    20 sessions $2,340 $112,320

    25 sessions $2,925 $140,400

  • No invoice chasing. No software subscriptions. No room rental. No marketing spends. Those costs sit with us — not you.
  • What the role looks like –

  • 100% telehealth — work from home or anywhere in Australia
  • You set your own hours and your own schedule
  • No minimum sessions. No patient quotas
  • We manage all Medicare billing, admin, scheduling, and patient intake
  • Consistent referral pipeline provided from day one
  • Full clinical infrastructure in place before your first session
  • Who we’re looking for

  • Registered Psychologists with current AHPRA registration
  • Clinicians who want private practice income without private practice overhead
  • Psychologists working in salaried roles earning below their market rate
  • Early-career psychologists wanting a supported, flexible start with a consistent caseload
  • Who we are –

  • Synapsea is a telehealth mental health clinic launching in Australia in 2026. We are building a small, carefully selected founding clinical team — psychologists who want to do serious clinical work without the administrative burden of running their own practice.
  • We are not a large aggregator platform. We are a focused clinic with a clear model and a founding team that has direct input into how we operate.
  • Founding team positions are limited.
  • What we cover — so you don’t have to

  • ✔ Medicare billing and claiming
  • ✔ Patient scheduling and reminders
  • ✔ Intake assessments and referral management
  • ✔ Clinical platform and telehealth infrastructure
  • ✔ Professional indemnity insurance coverage
  • ✔ Marketing and patient acquisition
  • Before you apply — a straight answer to the obvious question
  • “Why take 65% when I could run my own practice at 100%?”

    Running your own practice at 100% means you also absorb rent, software, insurance, billing time, no-show losses, and the months it takes to build a referral pipeline. Most solo practitioners net 55–70% of their gross billings after overhead — and spend significant unpaid hours getting there.

    With Synapsea, 65% is your floor, not your ceiling after costs. And your time outside sessions is yours.

    If you currently work for a clinic or hospital at a lower split or a fixed salary, the comparison is more direct.

  • Apply
  • Send your CV and current AHPRA registration details to join@synapsea.com.au
  • Subject line: Psychologist Application — [Your Name]
  • We respond to every application personally. If you have questions before applying, reach out directly — we’re happy to have an informal conversation first.
  • Synapsea welcomes applications from psychologists of all backgrounds, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.