Practice Development Advisor (Internal Applicants Only)

One Door; Melbourne; Ibrido; AUD 60.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Mind Australia is seeking a Practice Development Advisor to lead practice standards, knowledge transfer and quality improvement across the organisation in a national, hybrid role.

You will support workforce skills development, partner with operational leaders, and embed lived experience into service delivery. This fixed-term, part-time position is based in Burnley and offers flexible working arrangements.

Competenze

• Tertiary qualifications in Mental Health or related field are required.
• Post-graduate qualifications are desirable.
• Knowledge of safety and quality principles in health care.

Mansioni

• Provide expert practice and quality support to staff within service streams.
• Build relationships with operational leaders to enable collaborative development.
• Develop and evaluate practice development projects across the organisation.
• Embed Mind's Quality Framework and continuous improvement in systems.
• Elevate the voice of lived experience in all work.

Conoscenze

Quality governance

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Workforce development

Formazione

Certificate IV in Mental Health or related field

Post-graduate qualifications desirable

Descrizione del lavoro

• Drive high quality mental health services in a national role
• Part time 19 hours/week | Fixed term role
• Burnley Location | Hybrid Working

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for almost 50 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.

About the role

The Practice Development Advisor will provide expert advice and leadership in implementing practice standards, driving knowledge transfer, and fostering continuous quality improvement across our organisation. This national role will focus on guiding and supporting operational teams in achieving best practice standards and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Practice Development Advisor for a fixed term, part time opportunity in the Burnley area. In this role, you will provide expert guidance to support workforce skills development and ensure knowledge transfer methods and models are embedded into service delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Develop skills and knowledge to provide specialist practice and quality support to staff within allocated service stream.
• Build strong relationships with operational leaders across Mind to ensure developmental work is collaborative
• Develop, deliver and evaluate a range of practice development projects and activities across the organisation that support best practice.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mind’s Quality Framework and the development of strategies to ensure that a culture of innovation and improvement is embedded in systems and processes.
• In all work undertaken, ensure the voice of Lived Experience and Lived Expertise is elevated.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, AOD, Health, Social Policy, Social Science or other health-related field are required. Post-graduate tertiary qualifications in a relevant field are desirable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of safety and quality principles and systems in a health care setting
• Demonstrated ability to support managers and staff to monitor, evaluate and improve services through an effective organisational practice governance approach and provision of tools, methods and resources relevant to the mental health sector.
• Demonstrated success in supporting the design, management, implementation and evaluation of practice improvement projects or change management programs.

Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Thursday 22 October 2026.

Sandra Natale - Manager Practice Development

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Position Description

PD Practice Development Advisor (PPL) 20261016.pdf

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check.