A healthy community. A healthy career.

Are you ready to be part of something bigger, something good?

At South Western Sydney Primary Health Network, our mission is simple. We’re building healthier communities.

Through connection and care, we tackle the healthcare challenges of our region by supporting primary health providers. And as a not-for-profit, we’re passionate about improving services to meet the diverse health needs of our region.

That really matters. And so do you.

Your impact, where you’re really needed.

As our highly valued Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Team Lead, you’ll use your people leadership skills to drive a high performing central intake team supporting timely access to mental health services, be responsible for the regional commissioning of mental health and alcohol and other drug services, as well as delivering sector capacity building and integration projects.

You’ll make an impact at scale by:

Coaching and motivating a small team, developing capability and potential in others.

Portfolio areas include SWSPHN central intake including Medicare Mental Health Phone Line hub and spoke approach, SWSPHN mental health governance, regional planning and Medicare Mental Health Centre commissioning and portfolio management.

Providing strategic vision to direct reports, and contributing to strategic vision of the wider Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Team

Implement outcomes focused commissioning across funded services, and delivering successful projects.

Proactively identifying opportunities and driving quality improvement initiatives.

Efficiently and effectively delegating work as needed, and reporting back to the Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs Manager on key successes and challenges of the team.

Using your highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to work with internal and external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and other Primary Health Networks.

Keeping up to date with sector and funding body policy or reforms that impact our work.

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

Demonstrated ability to use critical and strategic thinking and engage multiple perspectives

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (for example, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Service Management) or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience

Previous people leadership experience

An understanding the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs primary care sector, including mental health governance and cloud-based intake and referral systems

A genuine positive ‘can do’ attitude

Willingness to get involved and ‘roll up your sleeves’ when necessary

Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

Desirable but not required: Previous procurement and commissioning experience. Previous management of cloud-based mental health intake and referral systems. Previous experience in project management.

Why South Western Sydney PHN?

We’re a values-driven organisation that treats you as a whole person and values your unique contribution.

What we do isn’t easy, and there are lots of moving parts. But we’re invested in our region’s health, and in your wellbeing.

Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us:

Impact whole communities through connection and care.

As our Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Team Lead, you’ll use your leadership skills to help us support primary health providers, move the dial on health care, and make lives better every day.

Find the support you need to be you and thrive.

Your work with us matters enormously, and so do you. Here, you’ll be trusted to work how it suits you - whether that means a late start to fit in a school run, an early finish for a family birthday, or mixing up your home and office days. And you’ll find approachable and supportive leaders who help you grow and achieve, your way.

Work with kind, talented people who are passionate about primary health.

We know that so much of how you feel at work depends on the colleagues around you. At SWSPHN, you’ll belong to a team of incredibly good, supportive and passionate people who get stuck in and make a difference, together.

Are you ready to be part of something bigger?

Join SWSPHN and build a healthy career that works for you.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter by 5pm Monday 9 June 2025. To find out more, contact Pritika Desai, Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Manager on 02 4632 3085.

Contract until 30 June 2027 with possible extension dependant on funding.

The communities we support are very diverse, and so are their healthcare needs. SWSPHN benefits greatly from a team that brings together many different perspectives and experiences, and we’re proud of our inclusive culture. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from all backgrounds.

Preferred applicants must have the right to work in Australia, be COVID vaccinated and will be subject to a Criminal Record Check.