Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor, delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services. 

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact.  Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

That’s the DPV Health Way. For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website.

Greatness starts here!

The program manager – Victims Assistance (VAP) and Outreach is an integral member of the leadership group within DPV and within the Mental Health, Family and Community Directorate. This role provides both strategic and operational leadership to VAP Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, and Homelessness.

The incumbent uses their knowledge of trauma informed care and recovery to ensure the provision of high-quality therapeutic interventions that target improved wellbeing, enhanced functioning, and empowerment.  

The incumbent uses their clinical knowledge/expertise of homeless sector along with their understanding of case management to provide guidance and support to staff.

With a strong focus on teamwork, program implementation, system improvement and business development, the program manager is well supported by a dedicated group of team leaders who are accountable for daily operations.

You will be responsible for leading improvements in team integration, elimination of duplication/waste, outcome measurement reform, learning and growth of staff as well as contributing to the successful delivery of directorate key performance indicators.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique prospect to help us transform the future of family violence and ultimately ensure we deliver a renowned family violence service. 

We are looking for a candidate with experience leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams in the community health industry and relevant sectors. You need to have proven experience innovating and taking programs to the next level. You need to be able to build rapport with stakeholders and staff and have keen interest in providing desired health outcomes in our community. We want someone who can motivate and inspire staff to work to their full capability. You will be relied upon to ensure targets and budgets are kept and ensure a high-quality service is maintained.

You will also need the following qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Social Workers:
  • An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

• Occupational Therapists:
  • Registration under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
  • An approved Degree from a recognised school of Occupational Therapy or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapy (Vic.).

• Psychologist
  • Registration under the Australian Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Psychology Board of Australia.  General registration with a clinical psychology practice endorsement.
• Psychiatric Nurse
  • Registration under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), hold a valid WWCC.
• Full driver license and travel between sites required.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Deb Carrin detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Deb Carrin on 0484 188 242. We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay. 

To view the Position Description and key selection criteria, please click here.

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.  We encourage all individuals to apply.  

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We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.