Eating Disorder Clinician – Telehealth in Melbourne

Specialist Eating Disorder Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Location: Collingwood, Victoria (Open to Telehealth only)

About The Role

We are looking for a part-time Clinical Psychologist (Registered Psychologists welcome to apply), Specialised Occupational Therapist or Social Worker (able to claim under the Medicare Eating Disorders Care Plan). This role will be a mixed face-to-face and telehealth role based in our Collingwood office (Open to telehealth only clinicians). Full reception support will be provided and access to the clinical manager via phone, email and video conference, for case-based support.

Candidates must have significant experience in supporting clients in eating disorders and training in eating disorder psychological care. Eligibility for Eating Disorder clinician credential is essential. Internal support is available for clinicians within the Eat Love Live team. External supervision is a requirement of the position.

• AHPRA Registration: Full, unrestricted registration as a Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent for Mental health social workers and Occupational therapists) with AHPRA. Demonstrated adherence to professional, legal, and ethical standards in clinical practice.
• Eligibility for Eating Disorder Credential: Must meet the criteria for, or currently hold, the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential. Demonstrated training and experience in evidence-based eating disorder interventions such as CBT-E, FBT, SSCM, or ACT for eating disorders.
• Significant Experience in Eating Disorder Care: Proven experience providing psychological support to individuals with eating disorders and related mental health presentations across the lifespan. Open to psychologists setting their own age limits of who they prefer to see.
• Commitment to HAES®, Weight-Inclusive and Social Justice-Oriented Practice: Strong understanding of, and commitment to, weight-inclusive, trauma-informed, gender-affirming, neurodivergent-affirming, and culturally safe approaches. Alignment with Eat Love Live’s values and dedication to working with marginalized communities within the private sector.
• Regular Clinical Supervision: Commitment to ongoing professional development and engagement in regular supervision with a qualified and experienced eating disorder or mental health supervisor external of Eat Love Live.
• Highly Developed Counselling and Clinical Skills: Demonstrated ability to build safe, collaborative, and validating therapeutic relationships. Skilled in assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes within evidence-based frameworks.
• Strong Communication and Collaboration Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to provide clear and timely feedback to referring doctors and multidisciplinary teams. Able to document sessions accurately and maintain high clinical standards.
• Ability to Work as Part of a Multidisciplinary Team: Demonstrated experience respecting and embracing the varied roles of the multidisciplinary care team. Including working collaboratively with dietitians, GPs, psychiatrists, and other allied health professionals to deliver integrated, person-centered care.
• Organisational and Time Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage clinical load, maintain timely notes, and meet professional and administrative deadlines while working autonomously in a private practice environment.
• Technological Competence: Proficiency in using digital practice management systems (Cliniko), secure telehealth platforms, and Microsoft Office or equivalent. Must have access to a reliable computer and internet connection for telehealth work when appropriate to work from home.
• Professional Indemnity Insurance and Required Clearances: Current Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance, Working with Children Check, and National Police Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement).
• Value Collaboration and Reflective Practice: Actively contributes to a supportive, inclusive, and reflective team culture. Values shared learning, open communication, and peer consultation.
• Commitment to Ongoing Learning and Professional Growth: Demonstrated motivation to stay informed of emerging research, attend professional development opportunities, and continue evolving as a clinician.
• Experience supporting clients with co-occurring conditions: e.g., trauma, anxiety, OCD, autism, ADHD.
• Lived experience of recovery, marginalisation, or navigating the mental health system: (optional but valued).
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams or private practice settings.

All candidates must have the right to work in Australia. Preferred candidates will be subject to comprehensive reference and pre-employment background checks conducted by Eat Love Live prior to an offer of employment. Applicants must hold or be open to a police check and a valid working with children check.

What We Offer

Eat Love Live is a dynamic and inclusive organization with values based in social justice. We are a team of health professionals providing support to a wide range of people, for a wide range of conditions; specializing in mental health and eating disorders. Eat Love Live is a privately owned company based on a fee-for-service model. Many of our clients hold marginalized identities and show tremendous courage to seek support having previously had invalidating and harmful experiences in the health care system.

We aim to provide a validating experience for all clients, be truly client-centered and collaborative. We are fat positive, gender affirming and neurodivergent affirming in our approach and clinically we work from a weight inclusive, HAES informed framework.

Our practice is grounded in systemic thinking and family/support-inclusive approaches. We support individuals and families of all constellations and variations across all stages of life, recognising that meaningful recovery from eating disorders occurs when the whole system around the person is engaged and supported.

We are based in Collingwood. Most of our team is based in the office providing face-to-face support and we provide telehealth support across Australia.

Who You Are

We are looking for an experienced Eating Disorder Credentialed Clinical Psychologist; or specialised Occupational Therapist or social worker eligible for clients to claim under the Medicare Eating Disorders care plan, to join our team. This is a contract role with a minimum of 2 days engagement. There is flexibility to set your own days, work hours and day structure; the autonomy of working under your own ABN and Medicare provider number and the connection and support of a like-minded team.

We are seeking applicants whose own values strongly align with Eat Love Live’s. We welcome applicants with extensive experience of supporting individuals with disordered eating and eating disorders across the age spectrum. We welcome experience supporting clients from a range of diverse and marginalized backgrounds such as the LGBTQIA+ communities, Neurodiverse, higher weight bodied, BIPOC among others.

Training in evidence-based eating disorder treatment including, but not limited to, the below list is essential as is the professional experience underpinning clinician confidence to pivot in response to the individual formulation.

Evidence-based Eating Disorder Psychological interventions:

• Family-based treatment (including whole family, parent-based therapy, parent-only or separated therapy)
• Adolescent focused therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy-anorexia nervosa
• Cognitive behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder
• Specialist supportive clinical management
• Maudsley model of anorexia treatment in adults
• Interpersonal therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder
• Dialectical behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder
• Focal psychodynamic therapy

We welcome applicants with lived experience in the above, mental health and wider experiences. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your expression of interest today and let’s start a conversation.