Program Lead, Suicide Prevention & Mental Health

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD); Sydney; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Private Health Insurance discounts

Lifelong learning and development

Job summary

The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Service is seeking a proactive Suicide Prevention Manager to lead and scale the Towards Zero Suicides program. This role focuses on clinical redesign, project management, and stakeholder engagement to improve care pathways and staff safety.

Based at SESLHD MHS on the St George Hospital campus with travel to sites as required, you will drive training, partnership development and performance reporting to deliver system-wide suicide

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience in a health or management related field.
• Demonstrated understating and extensive experience working within contemporary evidence-based approaches and clinical care delivery for people experiencing suicidality.
• Demonstrated experience in complex program management aligned to broader strategic objectives; including the capability to plan, manage multiple projects, measure, monitor and report progress against targets and deliverables.
• Demonstrated strong clinical, advocacy and leadership skills to influence workplace culture and lead change in multidisciplinary areas.
• Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including clinicians, managers and executive management in health, government and/or community organisations.
• Demonstrated high level analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to provide authoritative advice and recommendations across a large and complex organisation.
• Ability to coordinate, deliver and evaluate education and training programs.
• Unrestricted drivers licence and ability to travel within District to fulfil position accountabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the planning, implementation and scale-up of integrated activities underpinning the Towards Zero Suicides approach.
• Build the capacity of the Mental Health Service to respond to people experiencing suicidality.
• Deliver contemporary clinical suicide prevention training in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
• Identify opportunities for improvement arising from critical incidents and promote a restorative culture.
• Provide clinical, change and project management expertise and manage relationships with stakeholders to ensure funded services are integrated with existing services.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Tertiary qualification in health/management

Job description

The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Service is seeking a proactive Suicide Prevention Manager to lead and scale the Towards Zero Suicides program. This role focuses on clinical redesign, project management, and stakeholder engagement to improve care pathways and staff safety.

Based at SESLHD MHS on the St George Hospital campus with travel to sites as required, you will drive training, partnership development and performance reporting to deliver system-wide suicide