Director, Clinical Operations

Orygen; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 179,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $210,000 + superannuation

NFP salary packaging $15,900

Meal and entertainment card $2,650

Hybrid work across Parkville and sites

Senior Leadership Team seat

Job summary

Orygen invites a Senior Leader to guide growth across Melbourne’s north and west, overseeing multiple headspace centres and specialist programs within the youth mental health network.

You will report to the Chief of Clinical Operations, manage five direct reports, and sit on senior leadership groups while driving new service models and strategic partnerships in a dynamic expansion phase.

Qualifications

• Tertiary clinical qualification and AHPRA registration (or equivalent).
• Proven senior leadership of multi-site mental or community health services.
• Strong financial acumen and data-driven decision-making.
• Trusted relationships with funders, PHNs and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead six headspace centres and two specialist programs.
• Open Moonee Valley and deliver headspace plus expansion.
• Shape and scale new primary clinical service models.
• Build and lead a high-performing management team.
• Own budget, contracts, performance and clinical risk.

Skills

Senior leadership

Financial acumen

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder relationships

Education

AHPRA registration

Clinical qualification

Job description

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

A new role at a pivotal time. Orygen’s primary clinical network is growing – a new headspace centre, a relocation, two headspace plus conversions and new service models on the horizon. As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, you’ll lead that growth and shape what comes next for young people across Melbourne’s north and west.

You’ll lead five direct reports and a large workforce and also sit on senior leadership groups. In 2027 alone, you’ll oversee the Craigieburn headspace relocation, the opening of headspace Moonee Valley and the start of Melton’s headspace plus uplift.

Reporting to the Chief of Clinical Operations, you will:

• Lead six headspace centres and two specialist programs
• Open Moonee Valley and deliver headspace plus expansion
• Shape and scale new primary clinical service models
• Build and lead a high-performing management team
• Own budget, contracts, performance and clinical risk

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary clinical qualification and AHPRA registration (or equivalent)
• Senior leadership of multi-site mental or community health services
• Proven record establishing or growing new services
• Strong financial acumen and data-driven decision-making
• Trusted relationships with funders, PHNs and partners

Benefits

• $210,000 base salary + superannuation, $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,650 meals and entertainment card.
• Senior Leadership Team seat with organisation-wide influence
• Build new services through a major growth phase
• Hybrid work across Parkville and our community sites
• Work alongside world-leading youth mental health research

This is a full-time, permanent position.

Applications will close on Sunday 22 November, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.