Team Leader - Infant & Child Mental Health

$47.03 - $62.70 per hour plus salary packaging & super (dependant on qualifications & experience) | Team Leader - Infant & Child Mental Health

Permanent Full Time | 40 hours per week including a monthly ADO 

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Team Leader to guide and support our Infant and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICMHWS). In this role, you will work closely with Consultant Psychiatrists to provide day-to-day leadership for a multidisciplinary team, including individuals with lived and living experience in mental health. The team is spread across multiple locations in the Grampians region, so some regional travel is required.

As Team Leader, you will use your strong leadership abilities and clinical expertise to ensure the ICMHWS team is well-supported, trained, and resourced. Your focus will be on delivering high-quality, person-centered mental health care for infants, children, and their families, with an emphasis on safety, recovery, and making a real difference in their lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the ICMHWS team, ensuring services meet clinical needs and KPIs.
• Monitor and improve team performance by implementing effective strategies.
• Foster a supportive work environment, encouraging professional growth and training opportunities.
• Conduct annual performance reviews, offering feedback and guidance for development.
• Address incidents and feedback, driving continuous improvement in service quality.
• Actively engage in governance meetings and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance mental health services across the region.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• AHPRA Registration, Nurse Division 1 with many years of relevant experience and a post graduate qualification in Mental Health or have completed a specialist undergraduate Mental Health Nursing Program or a specialist post basic course of training which led to previous registrations as a Division 3 Nurse; or
• Degree or Masters qualification in Social Work along with an Accredited Mental Health Social Work credential. Must be eligible for membership to the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Minimum of 10 years’ post graduate experience;or
• AHPRA Registration, Degree or Masters qualification in Occupational Therapy and a minimum or 10 years’ experience post graduate experience; or
• AHPRA Registration, with at least 10 years of experience, but no less than 8 years and specialist endorsement from Psychology Board of Australia.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualifications in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Qualification and/or training in a management and/or leadership field

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Maggie Clarke, Acting Deputy Operations Director - Active Recovery on 0477 460 613 for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat 

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.