At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage mental health services, driving quality outcomes and innovative care models.
- Company: Monash Health, a leading academic health service with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a passionate team dedicated to equity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of mental health care and make a real difference in people's lives.
- Qualifications: Health qualification and leadership experience in complex environments required.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Monash Health is reimagining the way care is led and delivered. With a refreshed organisational structure, we're building a leadership team designed for the future. The Operations Manager - Specialty Mental Health is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for the strategic, clinical, and operational management of one of Victoria's most comprehensive mental health portfolios.
If appointed, you will report to the Operations Director Mental Health and take responsibility for the strategic, clinical, and operational management of the Specialty Mental Health services and portfolio across inpatient, community, and residential settings. This includes:
- Driving high-quality patient outcomes and service performance
- Leading and developing a skilled and engaged workforce
- Managing financial performance and resource allocation
- Promoting innovation and contemporary models of care
- Ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and governance standards
- Building strong, enduring relationships with internal and external stakeholders
This role plays a key part in shaping the behavioural framework and workplace culture, empowering the workforce to embrace innovation, adopt contemporary care models, and explore new service opportunities.
This is a site-based role operating Monday to Friday during business hours. Some travel between Monash Health sites will be required and a current Driver's Licence is a mandatory requirement. There is a requirement for rostered Executive On Call duties for Monash Health.
With a qualification in nursing, midwifery, allied health, medicine or a related field, and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority (AHPRA), or eligibility for registration with the peak professional body for non AHPRA Registered professions, you're an experienced passionate health leader, with demonstrated success in leading teams in complex environments.
You demonstrate reflection and insight and have a collaborative mindset. Energetic, enthusiastic and thoughtful, you're seen as an effective leader people seek to follow. Guided by and embracing Monash Health's values of being Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, you relish the challenge of playing a key role in delivering meaningful change.
You'll lead one of Victoria's most comprehensive mental health portfolios, spanning inpatient, community, and residential services across multiple Monash Health sites. This includes specialist programs such as Specialist Eating Disorders, Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD), the Community Residential Withdrawal Unit, Monash Gender Clinic, Forensic Mental Health and Forensic Clinical Specialists, Sexual Safety & Risk Coordination, Adult Autism and Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of mental health and AOD care in a system known for its scale, diversity, and commitment to excellence.
About Us: Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice.
Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network.
Our Culture and Values: At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement. Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence.
You'll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. 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.
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