Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $120,000 - $130,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 7179
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinician to lead the Intensive Support Program (ISP) within the Melton Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.
The ISP provides time-limited, high-intensity community support for people experiencing complex mental health needs who require more intensive engagement than standard case management. The program focuses on stabilisation, intensive intervention and supporting consumers to transition back to longer-term supports.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician who is passionate about recovery-oriented care and supporting staff to deliver high-quality mental health services in the community.
The Melton Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team provides services to a rapidly growing and diverse community in Melbourne’s western region. You will be joining a supportive service that values collaboration, innovation and delivering high-quality care to the local community.
Key Responsibilities:
The Team Leader provides clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering intensive, community-based mental health care.
Key responsibilities include:
About You:
You are an experienced mental health clinician with strong leadership skills and a commitment to high-quality community mental health care.
You will bring:
Click here for the Position Description.
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re a motivated senior clinician looking for a leadership opportunity within community mental health, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 6 April 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Cassie Low via [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.