• Exciting opportunity to improve health outcomes for young people in the north west Melbourne region
• Full-time, permanent
• Base Remuneration starting at $86K + super + salary packaging
• Docklands office location with some hybrid working flexibility

The Lead, Youth Mental Health will provide operational oversight of youth mental health commissioning and project activities, with a focus on working with youth primary mental health care providers.

About Us

We are North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), Victoria's largest independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit PHN, dedicated to improving primary health care in our community.

What are PHNs?

PHNs have been established with two key objectives:

• Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of services for community members, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes.
• Improving coordination of care to ensure people receive the right care in the right place, at the right time.

A typical week may include:

• Using organisational wide strategies to enhance the focus on the needs of young people.
• Working and building relationships with a wide range of commissioned services and key stakeholders to effectively engage, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate activities.
• Lead and apply best-practice project management methodologies to achieve deliverables and performance targets in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with other NWMPHN programs to ensure commissioning contracts, plans, and reporting activities are accurate and maintained to meet internal and external (commonwealth/state government) funding requirements.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Tertiary qualification in health, social services, community development, or related studies and/or relevant ‘on the job' professional skills and expertise.
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by diverse young people who are experiencing poor physical, psychological, social, and emotional outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the commissioning process.
• Capabilities in effective stakeholder engagement and relationship development with various community members, health service providers and policymakers
• High-level organisational and workload management skills with demonstrated experience in project management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to effectively lead and manage staff.

What's in it for you?

• A friendly and supportive professional environment.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Great work-life balance (Hybrid options to work from home and in the office).

Other Benefits:

• Generous paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Newly Introduced Life Leave - up to 4 days of paid leave a year for cultural celebrations, family events, or your birthday.
• Additional paid leave at Christmas/NY.
• Fun social club and health and wellbeing activities.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

NWMPHN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognise the importance of attracting and retaining talent that mirrors our diverse community. Applicants from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

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