Manager, Community Mental Health Acute Care Service - Tweed

NSW Health; Prince Rupert; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Prince Rupert is seeking an enthusiastic Assessment Team Manager to lead a community mental health service. You will manage staff, coordinate client care, and ensure health safety management within a temporary full-time position. The role offers a competitive salary of $109,857 - $133,112.75 per annum and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Salary packaging

Fitness discounts

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in managing healthcare teams is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills to liaise with health professionals.
• Ability to coordinate client care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff under delegation and coordinate community care.
• Lead the Community Mental Health Assessment Team.
• Ensure effective health and safety management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Coordination

Community Care

Education

Relevant healthcare degree

Job description

Overview

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (65 weeks)

Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2, Nurse Unit Mgr Lvl 2, Occupational Therapist Lvl 4, Social Worker Lvl 4

Remuneration: $109,857 - $133,112.75 per annum, dependent on qualification

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ604753

This vacancy is maternity leave relief for an initial period of up to 65 weeks for 38 hours per week; the hours and period of employment may change according to the maternity leave requirements. There is also the possibility of an extension at same / reduced hours.

About the role

Tweed Mental Health Service has an opportunity for an enthusiastic Assessment Team Manager to join the team. Responsibilities include managing the staff under their delegation, leading, directing and coordinating care in the community mental health service, undertaking the care of clients in the Community Mental Health Assessment Team (CMHAT), ensuring effective liaison between all health professionals, and responsible for the environmental and work, health and safety management of the service.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. Our hospitals and community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us. You care. We care.

Relocating to the region? The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information?

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Role related queries: Tamahra Manson at [e-mail]

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 7 October 2025

NNSWLHD embraces diverse skills and perspectives and fosters inclusiveness and diversity to deliver quality care. The district is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application, visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people. To apply, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au. A probationary period of six months may apply from the date of appointment. Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.