Community Mental Health Site & Operations Lead

GHA; Sale; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9,000 per year

Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,-

Professional development support

Staff Wellbeing Centre access

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking a Site & Operations Manager – Community Mental Health for the Sale region. The role leads operational delivery, workforce planning and service improvement across multidisciplinary teams while partnering with senior clinical leaders.

You will ensure clinical excellence, trauma‑informed care and consumer‑centred outcomes, with strong governance and community collaborations at the core.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership and management experience within community mental health services or related healthcare.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Knowledge of Mental Health standards and recovery-oriented practice.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of Community Mental Health Services across the Sale region.
• Provide workforce planning, recruitment, rostering, performance development and staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Collaborate with Clinical Leads to support governance, quality improvement and risk management.
• Monitor site performance, budgets, workforce metrics and KPIs; implement improvement strategies.
• Foster partnerships with consumers, carers, health providers and community agencies.
• Lead change management and service development initiatives to enhance outcomes.

Skills

Senior leadership

Staff leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Cultural safety & trauma-informed care

Education

Registered Mental Health professional (Nursing/Psychology/OT/Social Work)

Job description

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking a Site & Operations Manager – Community Mental Health for the Sale region. The role leads operational delivery, workforce planning and service improvement across multidisciplinary teams while partnering with senior clinical leaders.

You will ensure clinical excellence, trauma‑informed care and consumer‑centred outcomes, with strong governance and community collaborations at the core.