About us

Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) is Australia's largest specialist health and human services consultancy. We invest in people and enjoy industry-leading conditions and low staff turnover. We are currently tendering for work to assist the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to roll out a new national service to support individuals experiencing common mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression through evidence-based interventions delivered by trained practitioners via telehealth. This will eventually be a large-scale service with an anticipated staff base of >600 people and over 350,000 registered users annually.

We're seeking expressions of interest from individuals to become the Mental Health Director for this service. If AHA is successful in relation to the tender process, the successful candidate in this EOI process will be offered this position with expected commencement on 1 October 2025.

The Mental Health Director will be responsible for ensuring clinical excellence, safeguarding help seekers and staff wellbeing, staff supervision, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance across the service. The role also involves stakeholder engagement, quality improvement initiatives, and the advancement of service delivery models in line with national guidelines and best practice.

This role can be located in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane with occasional visits to the Melbourne office required.

On offer:

• Very attractive salary negotiated based on experience: $250k-$500k p.a. + 12% super
• Full-time role
• Great culture and benefits
• Extensive work from home flexibility

Key responsibilities:

Reporting to the Service Director, the Mental Health Director will:

• Assist with establishment and implementation of the service including clinical frameworks, referral pathways, workflows, overseeing the development and documentation of service protocols, training materials, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Engage in the recruitment of the Clinical Supervisory team and oversee the recruitment, induction and training of the new service delivery team
• Ensure staff well-being is supported with clinical supervision aligned to peak body guidelines
• Provide leadership and clinical oversight of the service through clinical governance and adherence to national standards to ensure safe, effective, trauma informed and person-centred care.
• Ensure the service is delivered efficiently, safely, meeting clinical governance, best practice standards, clinical KPIs, strategic objectives and compliance requirements
• Build high performing, cohesive and resilient teams within a positive inclusive workplace culture that is trauma informed and has culturally safe principles.
• Ensure compliance with relevant professional, legal, and ethical standards and lead safeguarding and duty-of-care protocols for all help seekers and staff.
• Foster relationships with peak bodies and academic institutions and foster collaborative relationships with GPs, mental health services, and community organisations

Required:

• Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing
• Unrestricted AHPRA Registration
• Minimum 15 years’ post-qualification clinical experience, including experience in delivering and overseeing LiCBT services
• Demonstrated leadership in a mental health setting.
• Extensive knowledge of telehealth and digital mental health service models.
• Proven experience in clinical governance, supervision, safeguarding, and performance improvement.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and change management skills.

If you have the necessary skills and experience and are interested in working with us, then we’d like to hear from you now.

To Apply

Please upload the following:

• Your CV - specifying relevant skills, experience and qualifications (2 pages max), and
• 300-word blurb – about yourself and why you’d like to take on this role and work with us

Applications close Friday 11 July 2025

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email: [email protected]

Applicants must have full Australian working rights.

Further information about AHA is available at our website: www.ahaconsulting.com.au

Agency applications will not be considered.

AHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We support flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously, and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer. All are encouraged to apply.