Team Leader - Aged Mental Health

About the role

St Vincent's Health is recruiting a Team Leader for its Aged Mental Health team, based at St. George's campus in Kew. You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering recovery-focused mental health care for older adults, combining clinical leadership with people leadership and building partnerships across health services, aged care and the community. The position is full time until 25 January 2028.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, clinical guidance and mentoring to a multidisciplinary team
• Oversee person-centred care including psychiatric assessment, triage, crisis response, case management, medication monitoring and risk assessment
• Promote evidence-based, recovery-oriented care in line with professional standards and legislation
• Manage caseloads, clinical reviews, workload allocation and service reporting
• Build partnerships with inpatient and community mental health, emergency, aged care and community agencies
• Champion quality improvement, support staff supervision and professional development
• Provide clinical consultation and education, run team and service meetings and contribute to program leadership

Required profile

• Bachelor degree or equivalent, with current AHPRA registration or eligibility for AASW membership
• Nurses: postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing required
• Five years' post-graduate experience, including aged mental health and community care
• Demonstrated clinical leadership of multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of Victorian mental health legislation and clinical, statutory and regulatory requirements
• Valid NCHC, or willingness to obtain one

Required skills

• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving and conflict resolution
• Organisational, written and digital communication
• Ability to manage competing priorities

What we offer

• Wellbeing initiatives and confidential employee counselling
• Monthly accrued day off with full-time employment
• Fitness Passport membership and salary packaging
• Professional development opportunities

Salary ranges by classification: Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5 ($140,925 p.a.), Occupational Therapist Grade 5 / Social Worker Grade 5 ($133,754-$147,394 p.a.), Psychologist Grade 4 ($123,302-$148,309 p.a.). Apply with resume and cover letter; shortlisting starts immediately and the closing date is 8 November 2026.