Mental Health Manager Hawthorn

Mental Health Manager, Hawthorn

• Lead the operational & strategic growth of Mental Health Services
• Thriving not for profit organisation with flexible WFH, & salary packaging
• About Access Health and Community

As a community health service with caring at our centre, our vision and commitment is to build healthier lives together. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 400 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations.

AccessHC has a reputation as a leading provider of mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services for individuals and families in the East and North East, employing over 70 staff from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a difference every day to those that need it most.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly experienced and engaged leadership team across the mental health services at AccessHC. The Manager, Mental Health, will play an important role in providing an effective operational leadership working collaboratively to ensure delivery of excellent mental health treatment services to the community.

Reporting to the Senior Manager : Mental Health and AOD Services, the Manager Mental Health will lead a multi-disciplinary team comprising psychologists, social workers, counsellors, peer support workers, mental health nurses, care coordinators and program support officers.

This role will have responsibility for supporting the growth of mental health services at AccessHC, which includes Government-funded programs and fee-for-service (including NDIS and Medicare) programs; the oversight of budgets; data collection and reporting; performance management of staff and the service development as required.

The role will facilitate the collaboration of internal and external stakeholders to enable the provision of integrated services to the community will also be a key focus of this position and ensure that the service maintains high standards of clinical governance and aligns with the National Standards for Mental Health Services (NSMHS) to deliver high quality services for individuals and families.

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging. Our culture promotes an environment