• Full Time
• Fixed Term 5 years
• Parkville

Lead the future of youth mental health in Victoria as Clinical Director at Victoria's first standalone public Youth Mental Health Service. 

• Provide clinical, professional and strategic leadership across Community and Enhanced Care services
• Provide service wide leadership of the Medical Workforce portfolio, including recruitment, credentialing, workforce planning, supervision and Doctors in Training
• Combine leadership with a 0.5 FTE Consultant Psychiatrist role.

The Opportunity

As Clinical Director – Community and Enhanced Care, you will join Victoria's first standalone public Youth Mental Health Service in a pivotal senior medical leadership role. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, you will provide clinical, professional and strategic leadership across Community and Enhanced Care services, working in partnership with executive and multidisciplinary leaders to deliver high-quality, developmentally appropriate, culturally safe and evidence-informed care for young people and their families, carers, supporters and kin.

Beyond stream leadership, you will provide organisation-wide leadership of the Medical Workforce portfolio, overseeing senior medical workforce recruitment, credentialing, workforce planning, supervision, Doctors in Training and succession planning. You will also contribute to clinical governance, accreditation, research translation, service innovation and continuous improvement, helping shape the future of youth mental health care in Victoria.

This unique role also offers the opportunity to maintain clinical practice through a 0.5 FTE Consultant Psychiatrist position, leading a multidisciplinary team providing care to young people aged 12–25 and their families. 

What You’ll Lead

Clinical and Strategic Leadership

• Provide strategic, clinical and professional leadership across Community and Enhanced Care services.
• Partner with executive and multidisciplinary leaders to shape service delivery and models of care.
• Lead the delivery of safe, evidence-informed, trauma informed, developmentally appropriate and person-centred care.

Medical Workforce Leadership

• Provide senior medical oversight of the PYHMWS Medical Workforce Unit.
• Oversee recruitment, credentialling, onboarding, professional support and retention strategies for Senior Medical Staff at PYHMWS.

• Build a sustainable high performing medical workforce. 

Quality, Safety and Governance

• Lead clinical governance, quality improvement, service innovation and accreditation activities.
• Provide senior medical oversight of complex clinical, medicolegal and organisational risks.
• Champion continuous improvement and evidence informed practice. 4 

Clinical Practice

• Maintain a 0.5 FTE Consultant Psychiatrist role.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team delivering care to young people aged 12–25 and their families.

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications: 

• Registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent.

Skills:

• Demonstrated senior clinical leadership experience in youth mental health and acute, admitted or forensic mental health settings.
• Proven ability to lead inclusive, multidisciplinary teams.
• High level communication, conflict resolution and stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to manage complex clinical, workforce and organisational issues. 
• Sound knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement systems, risk management, accreditation standards, medicolegal obligations and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic).

• Knowledge of relevant guidelines, plans and strategies related to the mental health service system (E.g. Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy, National Standards for Mental Health Services, etc). 
• A commitment to delivering evidence-informed, developmentally appropriate, culturally safe and person-centred care for young people and their families.

About us

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges. 

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.  

Why Join us?

At PYMHWS, you'll have the opportunity to influence the future of youth mental health in Victoria while working alongside passionate clinicians, researchers and executive leaders committed to delivering exceptional care.

We offer:

• A rare opportunity to help shape Victoria's first standalone public Youth Mental Health Service.
• Executive leadership with meaningful clinical practice, including a 0.5 FTE Consultant Psychiatrist role.
• A competitive remuneration package, complemented by salary packaging, five weeks annual leave and a range of benefits that support your wellbeing, professional growth and career success.
• A collaborative and multidisciplinary culture where innovation, partnership and continuous improvement are valued.
• Access to professional development, research and service innovation within a leading public mental health service.
• A modern workplace located in Parkville, one of Australia's leading health, education and research precincts.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Alistair Mossop on 03 9966 9100.

Please apply now. To view the full position description, please visit our careers page - PYMHWS.org.au

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our People and Culture team if you’re contacted for an interview.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement. 

A position description is attached.