Job Description
Convenient Fitzroy location
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Senior leadership prospect
Work for one of Australia's leading hospital groups
Permanent, Part Time
About the Role
Key leadership position
The Clinical Director Adult Bed Based Mental Health provides clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective clinical services that meet relevant organisational, regulatory and accreditation standards.
Working in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders, the role fosters strong internal and external collaborations. This includes other parts of the Mental Health and Addiction Medicine program as well as the SVHM Emergency Department and Inpatient wards.
In partnership with the Operational Manager, lead the implementation of clinical program strategies, operational plans and service improvement initiatives across the Adult Inpatient programs
Lead relevant committees and working groups within the Mental Health program and ensure alignment with broader governance structures
Provide clinical supervision and line management for the Senior Medical Staff across the program in the AIS, CCU, PARC and the Consultation Liaison Service
Your Contribution
Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (all disciplines except Social Work).
RPNs - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Relevant postgraduate qualification in mental health.
Occupational Therapists - Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.




Psychologists - Registration as a psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act *****). Practice endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist under AHPRA.
Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
What we offer
Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
Employee Assistance Program
CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks - if applicable
Culture of continuous improvement
About Add in Department Name
St. Vincent's Mental Health (SVMH) provides high-quality, recovery-oriented services for adults and older adults in the Cities of Yarra and Boroondara and parts of Darebin. The service utilises a strengths model of recovery, embedded across all parts of the mental health service.
The adult mental health bed-based service components are the Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) which provides five statewide Koori Mental Health beds, Footbridge Community Care Units (CCU), North Fitzroy Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) and the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry service.
Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching,



research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
Closing Date
19 September *******:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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📌 Clinical Director - Adult Mental Health Program (Melbourne)
🏢 Svha
📍 Melbourne