Training Lead-National Digital Mental Health

Job Description:

Serve Something Greater; See Something Greater; Strive for Something Greater

• Lead capability uplift across a major national mental health service shaping the skills and confidence of practitioners delivering CBT at scale.

• Drive innovation at the intersection of clinical excellence and digital health supported by a mission-led organisation renowned for research education and care.

• Build a national training program from the ground up partnering with leading educators clinical experts and digital mental health innovators.

St Vincents to Deliver Australias New Free Digital Mental Health Service

St Vincents is proud to partner with the Australian Government to help Australians access fast free digital mental health support through the new Medicare Mental Health Check In service launching on 1 January 2026.

This new national digital mental health program will support people experiencing stress distress or anxiety by providing rapid access to evidence-based low-intensity CBT and qualified practitioners. The service empowers people to improve their mental wellbeing early reducing the need for longer-term care and helping them get well sooner.

About St Vincents

St Vincents Health AustraliaAustralias largest not-for-profit health and aged care provideris shaping the future of compassionate connected and digitally-enabled care. Founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1857 our mission is clear: to ensure every person whoever and wherever they are is served with excellent and compassionate care. St Vincents Virtual & Home (SVVH) leads our national virtual and at-home services driving innovation access and excellence in digital health.

Your New Role

As the Training Lead National Digital Mental Health you will lead the design and delivery of a comprehensive national training program that supports practitioners to deliver safe evidence-based CBT within a digital-first environment. You will work closely with leadership governance teams and external partners to ensure a high-performing confident and capable national workforce.

This opportunity is open for Melbourne Sydney or Brisbane locations. Fixed Term role for two years from commencement date.

Role Classification: This role will be classified as Mercer Grade 5 or under the relevant Health Professionals or Nurses Award subject to the qualifications registration and experience of the successful applicant.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead national training and capability development including onboarding CBT training supervision structures and evidence-based education frameworks.

• Design high-quality digital learning resources such as manuals e-learning modules and competency tools aligned with clinical governance and safety standards.

• Assess workforce learning needs and deliver targeted education to build CBT capability digital literacy trauma-informed practice and sound clinical decision-making.

• Implement evaluation and feedback systems to measure training impact workforce confidence and service quality using insights to continuously improve programs.

• Collaborate with clinical operational governance and training partners to ensure national workforce readiness and consistent high-quality service delivery.

• Monitor and report learning metrics support accreditation processes and contribute to governance forums and quality improvement activities.

• Build constructive partnerships with government bodies training providers sector organisations and community groups.

• Model leadership professionalism and continuous learning contributing to broader digital mental health initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 612 months success in this role will look like:

• A fully implemented national training and onboarding program with practitioners reporting increased confidence in delivering low-intensity CBT.

• Consistent high-quality learning resources and capability frameworks being used across the national workforce.

• Strong practitioner engagement with high completion rates and positive feedback across training modules and supervision activities.

• Improved workforce capability metrics demonstrating strengthened clinical decision-making digital literacy and person-centred practice.

• Clear evaluation data and insights informing continuous improvement and shaping future training strategy.

• Highly effective partnerships with clinical leaders governance teams and external training providers.

• Evidence of uplifted care quality and service consistency supported by a well-trained confident and connected practitioner workforce.

About You

Essential

• Demonstrated success developing and delivering structured training and professional development programs.

• Strong knowledge of innovative education approaches e-learning tools and digital training platforms.

• Experience in CBT training (highly desirable).

• Understanding of clinical governance safety and quality requirements.

• Strong communication and influencing skills across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Highly motivated adaptable and able to lead within evolving digital and clinical environments.

• High digital literacy including experience with learning management systems.

• Strong commitment to collaborative multidisciplinary ways of working.

Desirable

• Relevant mental health experience including assessment CBT intervention or counselling.

• Post-graduate qualifications in training psychology mental health nursing or related fields.

Why Work for St Vincents

• Mission-led organisation grounded in compassion justice integrity and excellence

• Salary packaging benefits (up to $15900 tax free)

• Hybrid and flexible work options

• Supportive and collaborative culture

• Opportunities for leadership development education pathways and career progression

Because youre like us you believe in our vision that every person whoever and wherever they are is served with excellent and compassionate care by a better and fairer health and aged care system. Better for all our employees and volunteers who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our patients and clients. And better support for the local communities we play a vital role in and continue to support.

Pre-Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. This affirmative action allows a specific position within St Vincents to be available exclusively to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.

Want to know more

To find out more about this opportunity or to have a confidential discussion about the role please contact:

Tara Laursen- Implementation Lead - National Digital Mental Health at

Ready to Apply

If youre passionate about building capability strengthening digital mental health care and shaping a national CBT-based workforce we would love to hear from you. Apply now with an up-to-date CV and a cover letter.

We will be assessing applications as they are received and may close the advert earlier than the listed closing date.

Please see below for position description

Role Impact

The Training Lead National Digital Mental Health will play a crucial role in building the capability and confidence of multi-disciplinary practitioners to deliver effective CBT across a new large-scale national digital mental health service. By providing expert clinical education leadership and managing a comprehensive CBT-based training program and ongoing development the Training Lead will ensure practitioners are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver high-quality evidence-based digital mental health care. Working collaboratively with the leadership team and external training partners this role will drive the development implementation and ongoing evaluation of robust learning and capability frameworks. The Training Lead will champion the integration of current best practice standards into all training resources and programs supporting continuous improvement and workforce excellence. Through these efforts the Training Lead will directly contribute to improved mental health outcomes enhanced service accessibility and the successful integration of digital innovation into clinical practice across Australia.

Managing Today

• Establish and lead the development and management of a structured training and onboarding program in partnership with St Vincents training partner that supports a high-performing workforce.

• Establish and lead a best-practice CBT training and supervision course that ensures practitioners are capable and competency to deliver low-intensity CBT

• Develop learning and capability frameworks and policies ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice and organisational standards.

• In partnership with the training partner create engaging digital learning materials including manuals e-learning modules and competency checklists that support professional development and consistent clinical practice across the teams.

• Assess staff learning needs and provide targeted education and skills development to enhance digital literacy clinical decision-making and delivery of person-centred trauma-informed care.

• Implement feedback mechanisms and evaluation frameworks to measure the impact of training programs on clinical outcomes service quality and workforce confidence using insights to continuously improve content and delivery.

• Work with the Clinical Director Clinical Lead and Quality and Clinical Governance team to support appropriate clinical governance of the service including participation in relevant governance committees and meetings and participation in accreditation and regulation activities.

• Monitor learning and development metrics including overseeing training completion and participant feedback as well as care quality efficiency and experience as they relate to education. Provide regular reporting to leadership team on learning and development metrics.

• Participate in continuous improvement and innovation activities leading initiatives where required and related to education and training.

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with government bodies training providers and community organisations

• Participate in regular training and proactively maintain a professional development plan including ongoing skill development; maintain currency and provide insights into emerging evidence on digital mental health

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to promote and contribute to wider mental health initiatives and services.

• Ensure compliance across all relevant standards of accreditation and legislative requirements within areasof responsibility

• Comply with policies procedures safe work practices and reasonable instruction designed to keep people healthy and safe.

Leadership Commitment

• We see and care deeply for the whole person patient resident client family carer teammate. We are radically inclusive.

• We are kind in our thoughts words and actions.

• We act with courage vulnerability and authenticity.

• We champion equity for those most in need. We battle against inequity and harm to the community.

• We pursue firsts we learn from outside and challenge whats inside to deliver our best.

• We lead together as One St Vincents.

• We are extensively useful by rolling up our sleeves.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Internal

• NEIS Managers Clinical Supervisors and Team Leaders

• NEIS practitioners

• Multi-disciplinary team members within the NEIS team as well as the wider St Vincent network

• SVVH Leadership and senior teams

• St Vincents corporate teams including people & culture and internal communications teams

External

• NEIS users and consumers

• External consortium partners

• Mental health sector providers and organisations

• GPs and other primary care providers

• Department of Health and other government bodies.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Experience Knowledge Skills Abilities Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement structured training development and orientation programs

• Demonstrated knowledge of innovative educational strategies tools and approaches including e-learning

• Demonstrated experience in CBT training highly desirable

• Knowledge of relevant clinical governance safety and quality standards

• An ability to understand and navigate and operate within complex stakeholder environments engage and influence stakeholders effectively and build consensus where required.

• High levels of self-motivation resilience drive initiative and ability to adapt to changes in circumstances.

• A high level of professionalism and personal integrity.

• Demonstrated high level interpersonal written and verbal communication skills

• High level digital skills and knowledge including previous experience with learning management systems.

• Commitment to work collaboratively and effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Demonstrated relevant mental health experience ideally including providing CBT assessment intervention and counselling of clients.

Minimum Education Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in training and education psychology mental health nursing or a related field.

• Post-graduate qualifications highly regarded.

Identified Position

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PRE-EMPLOYMENT / APPOINTMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

Immunisations

Category B (non-clinical-facing)

St Vincents has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You therefore must comply with the St Vincents Immunisation Policy which depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo certain immunisations/vaccinations (e.g. Covid-19 and flu vaccinations).

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents 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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