Clinical Director- Chronic (mental Health)

St Vincent’s

Australia
Integrated chronic disease and mental health care
Clinical governance and risk management
Leading multidisciplinary teams
This role will lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care, moving towards integrated, person-centred care delivered seamlessly in the home

Job Summary

  • This role will lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care, moving towards integrated, person-centred care delivered seamlessly in the home.
  • You will operate across clinical, strategic, and system leadership, partnering with executive leaders, government, and sector stakeholders to shape how care is designed, funded, and delivered.
  • This is a rare executive-level opportunity (0.4 FTE) to hold a senior leadership portfolio role while maintaining clinical practice, academic work, or broader professional pursuits.

Matching Summary

This role will lead the clinical vision, governance, and design of a national transformation in chronic disease and mental health care, moving towards integrated, person-centred care delivered seamlessly in the home.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • integrated chronic disease and mental health care
  • clinical governance and risk management
  • leading multidisciplinary teams
  • designing models of care
  • national scale transformation

Nice-to-have

  • trauma-informed care expertise
  • recovery-oriented approaches
  • digital health innovation
  • system reform experience

Key Requirements

  • Current AHPRA registration
  • Senior clinical expertise as Psychiatrist, Psychogeriatrician, General Physician (mental health focus), 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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