Team Leader - Older Adult Mental Health Services

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About Us

Monash Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Service is organised to enhance patient flow, streamline decision making and deliver consistently high-quality services and positive experiences to our people, patients, carers and their families.

As key contributors to this Program, our Older Adult Mental Health Services provide a range of community, bed-based and specialist services to patients in the Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Monash Local Government Areas.
The Older Adult Mental Health services have seven teams within the program which are based in Kingston Centre and in Endeavour Hills. The Older Adult Mental Health Service also has 20 beds in Dandenong Hospital and 20 Beds located in Kingston.

About the Role

This role is part time 8-16:30 up to 0.7 EFT (7 days per fortnight) temporary contract until May 2026.

The Team Leader for Triage will provide expert knowledge within their position whose clinical judgements will be recognised as authoritative. As a clinical leadership role, the incumbent will draw on knowledge in mental health legislation and policy to achieve service expectations and performance indicators.

All Team Leaders across the Older Adult Health Service assists the Community Services Manager to provide outstanding and effective leadership, coordination and management of clinical services for the Older Adult Mental Health Service. The incumbent will have good leadership with a desired understanding of change management processes to implement and support models of care that ensure streamlined and effective access to services, service delivery and coordinated care.

The Team Leader is a role model for the core values and purpose of the organisation to ensure achievement of exceptional care and outstanding outcomes. The incumbent supports excellence in interdisciplinary clinical practice and clinical education, and promotes the development of their direct reports.

The incumbent will develop strong relationships with key stakeholders both within Monash Health and externally.

Having a dual role of providing clinical expertise and leadership to the Older Adult Mental Health Triage team the Team Leader is expected to demonstrate a range of clinical and leadership competencies which are covered in detail in the Position Description below.

About You

Your demonstrated expert clinical knowledge, skills and significant experience will position you well for success. You relish the opportunity to lead and develop teams, and you have proven success in this field. In addition to your superior communication, people and a basic understanding of financial management expertise, you are highly proficient with a range of IT applications.

What you need:

• Minimum 5 year’s experience as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse preferably Grade 3 RPN in a community mental health service
• Qualifications to meet eligibility criteria for a Grade 4 RPN (post grad dip in Mental Health or higher, undergraduate in Mental Health Nursing or registration as a division 3 Nurse)
• Experience working with Older Adult Mental Health Service strongly desirable
• Current Driver’s Licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act, 2022, amendments and other relevant legislation

What we offer:

• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand knowledge base
• a supportive learning environment, mentorship, and career guidance
• support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging that increase your take-home pay, access to subsidised staff car parking and gym, and a generous Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Gus Cruz on 0416 225 841

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 27 August 2025