Manager, Community Transitions Team – Justice Health Olympic Park - PFT

Position Title:  Manager, Community Transitions Team – Justice Health Olympic Park – PFT

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

For this role, we are looking for a health care professional with:

• Relevant tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in mental health
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or membership to professional associations   where registration is not offered
• Advanced interpersonal skills and leadership experience
• Experience with multi-agency liaison and inter-service collaboration.

*This is a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977

The Role

The Manager Community Transitions Team (CTT) is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Community Transitions Team. The CTT is one of three services falling under the remit of NSW Community Forensic Mental Health Services. The CTT is a multidisciplinary assertive transition support service that is based in the community but provides prison in-reach services to people who experience complex and severe mental illness who are transitioning from custody to the community. The CTT develops transition plans to facilitate safe handover of clinical information, establish necessary therapeutic supports for patients, and provide follow-up community care to especially vulnerable people leaving custody.


The Manager CTT will provide operational oversight, resource management and support to the multidisciplinary team while maintaining a capped clinical caseload. The caseload will include those people who are assessed as higher risk and will be an essential component of managing the service’s leave relief. This role will be required to support the CTT in the delivery of specialist transition services that utilise risk assessment and management principles to guide their transition planning and recommendations. The role will also require skills in strategic planning, data collection, budgeting, program evaluation and people management expertise at a senior level. 


The Manager CTT will work in partnership with the Local Health Districts, primary health networks, Mental Health Review Tribunal, Department of Community and Justice and other government and non-government organisations (NGOs) across NSW to ensure evidence based, forensic mental health care is delivered.

Our Team, Location and Service

The Justice Health Olympic Park (JHOP) office is located at 10 Herb Elliot Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park. Designed for inter-departmental communication and collaboration, the office provides large open spaces and an abundance of natural light. An array of restaurants and cafés are a short walk away.

Public transport is readily available including buses, trains, and ferries. Easy road access is provided via the M4 and Parramatta Road via Homebush Bay Drive. 35 km of bicycle paths surround the site and both bicycle storage and shower amenities are available inside.

To learn more about careers in our network, please click the links below:

Welcome — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Our Locations — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Our Health Services — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Salary & Benefits

Your salary of $137,173 - $163,431 p.a plus superannuation, is just the beginning. 

You will have access to a number of benefits:

·       Eligibility for Fitness Passport, Salary Packaging, and Novated Leasing options.

·       Allocated Days Off (ADOs) and leave loading.

·       Genuine training, education, professional development, and career progression.

·       Support from an enthusiastic and invested team of managers and colleagues

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.