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Mental Health Manager - Access Health and Community

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  • $100,000K + Superannuation
  • Attractive benefits include salary packaging & staff health & wellbeing programs
  • Supportive team / Hawthorn location
  • 18 month contract

Access Health and Community is an established community health service who advocates and promotes a consumer-centred approach. They support their consumers to meet their personal health goals whilst working collaboratively with other health professionals to provide holistic, integrated care. To help them continue their important work, Access Health and Community are seeking an experienced operational Mental Health Manager to join a multi-disciplinary team.

As the Mental Health Manager your understanding of quality clinical care and clinical governance for community-based mental health services combined with your strong ability to effectively manage people and budgets will see you excel in this role.  This is a unique opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues who are all aligned to their cause and an organisation who have experienced significant growth over the last two years.     

A little bit about YOU!  As the successful applicant you will have notable experience not only in the mental health sector but also in leading a team  as this role will see you supporting a team of approx. 25 professionals based across 3 sites Hawthorn, Ringwood and Doncaster to provide a safe and quality service to consumers.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

  • Staff and self-management development
  • Budget and performance management
  • Program delivery and development including operational leadership of the mental health team
  • Clinical governance and clinical risk management
  • Work alongside senior managers to develop client centred, goal directed programs and outcomes with multidisciplinary components
  • Recruitment and induction of new staff

Your background will include:

  • A current national Police Check
  • Working With Children Check
  • Australian Driver’s Licence
  • Tertiary qualification in a mental health discipline (such as psychology, social work, mental health nursing, family therapy, alcohol and other drugs, or related field)
  • Relevant training and demonstrated experience in a management role within health care sector

To be considered for this role you will be able to demonstrate through interview previous experience of 5+ years in a similar role where you have managed staff to successful outcomes.  Your strong people leadership skills and ability to develop and nurture partnerships with key stakeholders including community groups and other consortiums will position you for success.

Additional benefits include monthly accrued days off and salary packaging benefits as well as staff well-being programs. 

Suitable applicants are encouraged to apply. For a confidential discussion please contact Vicki Stavrou on (03) 9252 2239 or Louise Della-Negra on (03) 9252 7826 alternatively click on apply now!

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