• Location: Frankston
• Time Fraction: Full Time 
• Salary Guide: Circa $134,387.76per annum (excluding superannuation and salary packaging)
• Contract Detail: Ongoing

Lead Change, Drive Impact. Shape the Future of Mental Health in Frankston.

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced clinical leader to lead a values-driven, multidisciplinary team delivering inclusive and holistic mental health support for adults aged 26 and over including individuals with complex presentations.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the transformational delivery of mental health care through the Frankston Adult and Older Adult Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, part of the Partners of Peninsula consortium. Comprising Mentis Assist, Wellways, and Peninsula Health.

The Towards Change Team is a comprehensive highly skilled multi-disciplinary team comprised of a creative arts therapist, Alcohol and other drugs specialists, mental health nurses, and specialist occupational therapists.  The team is inclusive of lived experience and is supported by a capable leadership structure and proficient administrative support ensuring the delivery of high-quality treatment, care and support.

Why Join Us?

• Key senior leadership opportunity to shape a newly created service
• Lead, develop and support a high-performing multidisciplinary team
• Supportive leadership
• Generous salary packaging options under ATO guidelines
• Inclusive, purpose-driven culture committed to positive change

About Us

Mentis Assist is a leading not-for-profit Community Managed Mental Health Service (CMMHS) established in 1987. We specialise in supporting individuals with severe mental health conditions by delivering flexible, recovery-oriented services. Our mission is to enable people to lead meaningful lives by enhancing their health, independence, and social participation.

About the Role

As the Towards Change Clinical Lead, you will report to the Frankston Local Operations Manager and Clinical Director and play a pivotal role in delivering impactful mental health services. You will work closely with other senior roles at the Local to provide unified and strategic leadership in conjunction with the Operational Manager.

You’ll coach, supervise, and inspire a team of specialist clinical mental health practitioners, while ensuring high-quality, recovery-focused care tailored to local needs. As a senior employee of Mentis Assist, you will work collaboratively across the consortium to reshape and embed the delivery of care in Frankston.

The Towards Change Clinical Lead coordinates and provides supervision to the mental health clinicians in the Towards Change specialist assessment and clinical intervention team. This involves monitoring team KPIs and assuring that clinical governance obligations are met. Working in tandem with other Local Adult and Older partners and consumers, the Towards Change Clinical Lead ensures that the Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Service values, service principles and operational standards are upheld.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and support a multidisciplinary team in delivering evidence-informed clinical care
• Create a values-based team culture grounded inclusion, safety, and lived experience
• Embed consumer and carer co-design in service delivery
• Provide high-level clinical oversight, supervision, and staff development
• Collaborate with consortium partners to ensure seamless, community-centered care
• Ensure the delivery of culturally safe, integrated and effective clinical practice  
• Actively participate in clinical governance meetings and consultations 
• Participating in clinical reviews and case conferences, including assessment and referral to other services within the Frankston Local and the wider community
• Undertake initial and ongoing risk assessments of consumers.  Develop risk management plans to provide a safe environment for service users and team members.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health, Nursing (Credentialed Mental Health preferred), or Master of Psychology
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in mental health, with a strong background in community-based care
• Current registration with AHPRA or relevant professional body
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and support multidisciplinary clinical teams
• Proven track record in building inclusive, co-designed mental health services
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills
• Adaptable, value-led leadership style
• 100 points of identification
• Relevant clinical experience, particularly in a community mental health setting

Additional Requirements

• Victorian Driver’s License
• Right to work in Australia
• Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check
• Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption

Want to Make a Real Difference?

To find out more, please contact Michael Sillekens, Director of Clinical Services, Mentis Assist on 03 5970 5000 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Change Clinical Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs. Early applications are encouraged. Interviews will commence prior to the closing date.

For full PD please visit mentisassist.org.au/work-with-us/current-vacancies.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those with a lived experience of mental illness, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Apply today and be part of the future of mental health care in Frankston.