Clinical Director- Chronic (mental Health)

St Vincent’s Health Australia

Australia
Integrated chronic disease and mental health care
Clinical governance and risk management
Leading multidisciplinary teams
This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care delivery

Job Summary

  • This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care delivery.
  • You will design and govern an integrated model that brings together mental health, chronic disease, and psychosocial care, setting a new national standard for care delivered beyond hospital walls.
  • This rare executive-level role offers flexibility (0.4 FTE) to maintain clinical practice, academic work, or broader professional pursuits while shaping the future of integrated, home-based care.

Matching Summary

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care delivery.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • integrated chronic disease and mental health care
  • clinical governance and risk management
  • leading multidisciplinary teams
  • designing models of care
  • system leadership and partnerships

Nice-to-have

  • trauma-informed care expertise
  • recovery-oriented care expertise
  • psychosocial care expertise
  • digital health innovation experience

Key Requirements

  • Current AHPRA registration
  • Senior clinical expertise (Psychiatrist, Psychogeriatrician, General Physician, Addiction Medicine Specialist, or Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)
  • Experience in clinical governance and risk management
  • Experience in integrated chronic disease and mental health care
  • Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams
  • Proven track record of designing, scaling, or evolving models of care

Work Rights

Not specified

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