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Team Manager - Early in Life Mental Health Services

Job Requisition ID: 9360

Location:

Cranbourne, VIC, AU, 3977

Employment Type: Part Time Fixed Term

Posting Date: 2 Oct 2026

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Lead a multidisciplinary team supporting children and young people experiencing suicidal distress and self-harm concerns, and help shape compassionate, responsive care when it matters most.

About the Role

An exciting leadership opportunity is available for a Team Manager to join the Child & Youth Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (CY-HOPE) Team, within Monash Health’s Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Program.

Based at Cranbourne Community Hospital, this is a fixed term part time position (0.8 EFT until October 2027) will see you provide operational and clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team supporting children, young people and their families.

Working in partnership with the Consultant Psychiatrist and Community Mental Health Service Manager, you will lead a diverse team of clinical,



lived experience and wellbeing professionals, supporting high-quality, coordinated and culturally responsive care. Key Responsibilities will include:

- Provide leadership and coordination across the multidisciplinary CY-HOPE team
- Support effective patient flow, resource allocation and service delivery
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to team members
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive and cohesive team culture
- Champion the contribution of lived experience and wellbeing workers within the team
- Support the resolution of complex clinical and operational matters
- Monitor service activity, outcomes and performance and contribute to reporting
- Promote culturally responsive practice and meaningful engagement with young people, families and communities

This opportunity is open to:

- Psychologists – Grade 4
- Occupational Therapists – Grade 5
- Social Workers – Grade 5
- Speech Pathologists – Grade 5
- Registered Psychiatric Nurses – Grade 5

About CY-HOPE

The Child & Youth HO PE Team provides wellbeing, psychosocial and peer support to children and young people aged 0–18 experiencing suicidal distress and self-harm concerns. CY-HOPE works alongside young people and their families during periods of significant vulnerability, providing support,



connection and pathways to ongoing care.

As Team Manager, you will lead the team’s day-to-day operations, support patient flow and clinical practice, and work closely with internal and external services to ensure children, young people and their families receive coordinated and responsive support.

About You

You are an experienced mental health clinician and people leader who brings compassion, sound clinical judgement and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people. You will bring:

- Demonstrated leadership experience within mental health or a related clinical setting
- Strong clinical knowledge, including assessment, risk assessment and crisis intervention
- Experience leading and supporting multidisciplinary teams
- The ability to provide effective supervision, coaching and performance support
- Highly developed communication, relationship-building and conflict resolution skills
- A collaborative and respectful approach to working with young people, families, carers and stakeholders
- A commitment to culturally responsive, inclusive and recovery-oriented practice
- An understanding of relevant mental health and child and youth legislation
- The ability to contribute to service improvement, performance monitoring and high-quality service delivery

You value the different perspectives within a multidisciplinary team and understand the important contribution ofclinical, lived experience and wellbeing workforces in delivering responsive mental health care.

Please refer to the attached position documentation for discipline-specific qualification, registration and li

📌 Children & Youth Mental Health Team Lead — Part-Time (Melbourne)
🏢 Monash Health
📍 Melbourne