Mental Health Network, Suicide Prevention and Response Project - Senior Project Officer

NSW Health; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Office in St Leonards

Job summary

Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) in NSW is seeking a Senior Project Officer for the Mental Health Network, Suicide Prevention and Response project. The role collaborates with NSW Health, Local Health Districts and external stakeholders to drive the project work plan for 2026-27.

You'll coordinate complex health initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, translate strategy into practice, and ensure successful delivery within a statewide context.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications and demonstrated experience in mental health, with specific expertise in suicide prevention and response systems, policy, or service delivery across NSW or similar jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex health projects or programs, including planning, implementation, and evaluation, ideally with statewide or multi-agency application.
• Proven ability to work across complex systems and influence senior stakeholders, including government, clinical, and community sectors, to achieve alignment and outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience translating strategy or policy into practice, including driving adoption, managing competing priorities, and embedding change in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Work on the SP&R Project Work Plan (2026-27).
• Collaborate with Mental Health Branch, NSW Health, Local Health Districts and external stakeholders to facilitate contributions to the project.
• Translate strategy into practice and drive adoption across complex environments.

Job description

Mental Health Network, Suicide Prevention and Response Project - Senior Project Officer

Mental Health Network, Suicide Prevention and Response Project - Senior Project Officer

Additional Benefits: Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care and enjoy flexible working options based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.

Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards

Applications Close: 11:59 PM, Monday 9 November, 2026

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!

About us

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.

About the Opportunity

The Mental Health Network, Suicide Prevention and Response (SP&R) Project, Senior Project Officer will work on several specific tasks as outlined in the SP&R Project Work Plan (2026-27). The role will work collaboratively with the Mental Health Branch, NSW Health, Local Health Districts and Specialty Health Networks (LHD's/SHN's), Primary Health Networks and external stakeholders, consumers and carers and other key stakeholders to facilitate their contribution to the project.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications and demonstrated experience in mental health, with specific expertise in suicide prevention and response systems, policy, or service delivery across NSW or similar jurisdictions and ability to provide subject matter expertise to the project.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex health projects or programs, including planning, implementation, and evaluation, ideally with statewide or multi-agency application.
• Proven ability to work across complex systems and influence senior stakeholders, including government, clinical, and community sectors, to achieve alignment and outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience translating strategy or policy into practice, including driving adoption, managing competing priorities, and embedding change in complex environments.

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Additional Information

• NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
• This is a temporary position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.

Contact People

Please contact the Hiring Manager Deborah Howe on ************@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.

For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact ***************@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.

If interview adjustments are required, please contact ***************@health.nsw.gov.au at the time the interview invitation is issued, or as soon as reasonably possible. Requests for adjustments will be considered in line with NSW Health requirements.