Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration:$147653 - $.5% Super Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ619888
Applications Close: Wednesday the 26th of November
Lead Mental Health Services Across Greater Newcastle
Hunter New England Mental Health is seeking a committed and experienced Service Manager - Greater Newcastle & Intake to lead the delivery of high-quality community mental health services across the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions.
This pivotal leadership role oversees the Community Mental Health Teams and Intake Services ensuring safe efficient and person-centred mental health care across the Local Health District.
About the Role
The Greater Newcastle Service Manager is responsible for the operational leadership governance and performance of community and intake services within the district. You will ensure the delivery of high-quality evidence-based mental health care while maintaining compliance across safety staffing budget quality and data reporting requirements.
You will work closely with the Mental Health Executive operational leaders professional discipline leads and key external partners including NGOs Primary Health Networks councils aged care providers and community organisations.
Key Responsibilities
In this role you will:
Provide day-to-day operational leadership to Greater Newcastle Community Mental Health teams and Intake services
Build and maintain strong relationships with government and non-government partners to deliver integrated accessible community services
Ensure effective resource coordination across human financial and physical resources within budget and performance targets
Lead a positive collaborative outcome-focused workplace culture across multiple locations
Manage essential workforce functions including rostering recruitment induction performance reviews development and performance management
Ensure service compliance with clinical governance safety work health and safety and quality frameworks
Promote behaviours aligned with the HNE Health Values Charter NSW Health Code of Conduct and Excellence Framework
Oversee quality and safety practices identifying and managing risks within delegated authority
Navigate complex operational challenges while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
Monitoring clinical services and activity to effectively manage human financial and physical resources
Building and maintaining a constructive professional culture during times of change
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to mental health care across Greater Newcastle. You will join a strong leadership network supported by experienced peers and a highly skilled workforce.
HNE Health offers competitive benefits including:
Monthly ADO for full-time staff
Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time)
Paid parental leave (eligible staff)
Salary packaging and novated leasing
Fitness Passport
Employee wellbeing programs and EAP
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Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases relocation expenses and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via or.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen or a permanent resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefitssuch as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees long service leave paid maternity leave and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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