Team Leader - Adult Mental Health - CCT

Location
Clayton VIC 3168
 
Full job description
Job Requisition ID: 4969
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Employment Type: Full Time
Posting Date: 27 Jul 2025
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About You

You’re an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with 5+ years in community mental health with a passion for leadership. You thrive in multidisciplinary teams, excel at crisis intervention, and are committed to recovery-oriented care. Your strengths include:

Expertise in clinical supervision, risk assessment, and care coordination for complex cases.
Proven ability to lead teams, drive quality improvement, and mentor staff.
Deep understanding of the Mental Health Wellbeing Act and community support networks (NDIS, family violence services, Aboriginal health).
About Us

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service, providing 3.4 million episodes of care annually to Melbourne’s southeast. Our Clayton Adult Mental Health Services deliver compassionate, evidence-based care through a multidisciplinary team of nurses, allied health professionals, and psychiatrists.

About the Role

Lead the Atherton Road Community Care Team, ensuring high-quality care for adults with mental health needs. Key responsibilities:

Clinical Leadership: Oversee a team of 11 FTE case managers, providing supervision and reducing clinical caseloads during crises.
Operational Management: Ensure compliance with NSQHS Standards, Monash Health values, and KPIs (e.g., 100% treatment plan completion).
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with GPs, police, NDIS, and community agencies to coordinate seamless care transitions.
Service Innovation: Drive continuous improvement in line with Monash Health’s Clinical Governance Framework.
Requirements

Essential:

Nursing: AHPRA registration + Postgrad Diploma in Mental Health Nursing.
Allied Health: AASW accreditation (Social Work) or AHPRA registration (OT) + Bachelor’s/Master’s.
5+ years’ experience in mental health, including community settings.
Leadership experience or qualifications (e.g., health administration).
Compliance: Police check, Working with Children Check, immunisation clearance.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Matthew Parker on 0400 144 884.

Position Description can be found here

Nursing Role Statement can be found here

Occupational Therapist Position Description can be found here

Social Worker Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close: 27 August 2025

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