• Lead with purpose. Inspire teams. Transform community mental health.
• Full-time, permanent - Bentleigh East + Bayside locations - SACS Level 6.

Be part of something bigger

At Better Health Network, we’re reshaping the future of community health across Melbourne’s south-east — and we’re looking for an exceptional leader to help drive the next chapter of our Mental Health services.

This is more than a leadership role. It’s an opportunity to influence how integrated, trauma-informed mental health care is delivered in the community, while leading passionate multidisciplinary teams committed to making a genuine difference in people’s lives.

As part of BHN’s growing leadership investment, you’ll play a key role in strengthening services, supporting workforce capability, and creating meaningful outcomes for people experiencing mental health challenges and complex psychosocial needs.

Why this role stands out

You’ll lead across a diverse and impactful portfolio including:

• Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response (EIPSR)
• Mental Health Integrated Complex Care (MHICC)
• Mental Health Hub
• WorkSafe Outreach programs

Working within BHN’s integrated Mental Health, AOD and Gambler’s Help services, you’ll champion recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practice while supporting innovative models of care that place people at the centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to

• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary and lived experience teams
• Influence service innovation and continuous improvement
• Strengthen integrated community-based mental health care
• Build psychologically safe, inclusive, and high-performing teams
• Drive meaningful change for vulnerable and marginalised communities

About the role

Working closely with the Program Manager and broader leadership team, you’ll provide operational leadership, practice oversight, and team support across clinical mental health services.

You’ll foster a culture of collaboration, compassion, accountability, and excellence while ensuring services remain responsive, accessible, and focused on positive client outcomes.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading and supporting multidisciplinary and lived experience workforces
• Strengthening recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice
• Supporting staff development, supervision, onboarding, and wellbeing
• Driving service quality, compliance, and continuous improvement
• Building strong internal and external partnerships
• Identifying emerging service needs and opportunities for innovation

About you

You’re a confident and compassionate leader who thrives in dynamic community settings. You bring strong clinical leadership, emotional intelligence, and the ability to create environments where both staff and clients feel safe, supported, and empowered.

You’ll bring

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional registration in mental health, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, nursing, or related discipline
• Experience leading teams within health or community services
• Strong leadership, operational, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally safe practice
• Experience supporting or working alongside lived and living experience workforces
• Ability to foster psychologically safe and inclusive team environments
• A passion for innovation, collaboration, and service improvement
• Experience within community mental health, psychosocial support, AOD, or integrated care settings will be highly regarded.

Why join BHN?

We offer:

• ​Full Time Permanent Opportunity – SACS Level 6 classification starting at $110,110 + 12% super + salary packaging benefits Access to Accrued Day
• Work within a multidisciplinary, community-based health team
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• NFP Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing
  • Work related expenses
  • Self-education and
  • Additional superannuation

Relocation support: If you have relocated permanently for work purposes you may be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.

Ready to lead meaningful change?

This is a rare opportunity for a passionate mental health leader to influence service delivery, strengthen teams, and improve wellbeing outcomes across the community.

Apply now with your resume and cover letter outlining your experience and what excites you about joining BHN.

Applications close: COB on the closing date. Applications will be reviewed as received.

For a confidential discussion, contact Belinda Sanger, Talent Acquisition Advisor [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Mental Health - Clinical enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Better Health Network values diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, and people with lived experience.

A position description is attached.