Lead the future of psychological care at Monash Mental Health program.

About the Department / Program

Monash Health Psychology is seeking an exceptional senior psychologist to lead our Agile Psychological Medicine (APM) Clinics—an innovative, psychology-led service transforming the way consumers access mental health intervention.

Working across Monash Health's Mental Health Program, the APM Clinics deliver rapid, evidence-based psychological care for people presenting with acute mental health needs, including suicidal distress and complex mental health conditions. Our multidisciplinary teams combine psychological, psychiatric and social work expertise, with a strong commitment to Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT), ensuring consumer feedback and outcomes drive every aspect of care.

About the Role

Join us as the Manager, Agile Psychological Medicine Clinics (Grade 4 Psychologist) in this permanent, full-time leadership role.

This is a rare opportunity to lead one of Victoria's most innovative public health psychology services. You'll oversee a large predominately psychology workforce across multiple sites, shaping the future direction of the APM Clinics while ensuring outstanding clinical care, operational excellence and continuous service improvement through a research agenda.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and inspire a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.
• Drive an innovative, evidence-based model of care centred on Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT).
• Champion research, quality improvement and service innovation.
• Influence workforce development and strategic service planning.
• Build strong partnerships across Monash Health and the broader mental health sector.
• Make a genuine difference to consumers experiencing acute mental health challenges.

About You

You're an experienced manager and influential psychologist who thrives in leadership and is passionate about delivering exceptional mental health care.

You'll bring:

• Significant management and leadership experience in public mental health or a complex healthcare setting.
• A proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver high-performing clinical services.
• Expertise in workforce leadership and service improvement.
• Experience implementing Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) or other outcome-focused models of care.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to inspire and influence others.
• A commitment to innovation, evidence-based practice and achieving better outcomes for consumers.

Essential requirements

• Current AHPRA registration as a Psychologist.
• Endorsement in Clinical or Forensic Psychology.
• Psychology Board of Australia approved Supervisor status.
• Extensive post-registration experience as a psychologist (Min. 8 years).
• Management  and people leadership experience
• Proven business and performance delivery capabilities.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

This is more than a leadership role—it's an opportunity to shape the future of public mental health.

At Monash Health you'll enjoy:

• Leading one of Australia's most innovative psychology-led mental health services.
• The opportunity to influence strategy, service design and clinical excellence across a large health service.
• Working alongside passionate, highly respected multidisciplinary clinicians and leaders.
• Access to exceptional professional development, research and leadership opportunities.
• Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay.
• Fitness Passport, wellbeing initiatives and a range of employee benefits.
• A collaborative culture where innovation, compassion and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.