Health Manager 3 - Community Mental Health Team Manager

Health Manager 3 - Community Mental Health Team Manager - Temora 
 

Ready to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering life-changing mental health and drug & alcohol services to regional communities? Step into a rewarding leadership role where you’ll drive innovative, recovery-focused care, shape service delivery, and empower clinicians to achieve outstanding outcomes for consumers, families, and carers. 
 
Our benefits 
Financial: 

• 12% superannuation 
• Salary packaging and novated leasing 
• Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
• Relocation Considerations 
   

Work-Life Balance: 

• Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role
• Paid maternity and parental leave (for more information)
• Generous leave options like long service and carers leave 
   

Health & Wellbeing: 

• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
•  Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP) 
• Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance 
   
   

About the Role 
As Team Manager, you will provide leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction for Community Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol services across diverse programs including youth, adult, older persons, CAMHS, peer support, Aboriginal health, and alcohol & other drugs. You’ll collaborate closely with clinical leaders and partners to ensure evidence-based, person-centred, recovery-oriented care while driving service innovation, quality improvement, and workforce development. 
 
 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Providing strategic leadership and operational management for a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol team. 
• Ensuring delivery of evidence-based, person-centred and recovery-oriented care across community programs.
• Managing staffing functions including recruitment, onboarding, rostering, performance development, and staff wellbeing. 
• Overseeing clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement initiatives, and compliance with relevant standards and legislation. 
• Collaborating with clinical leaders, health services, community organisations, and key stakeholders to strengthen service integration and outcomes. 
• Monitoring service performance, financial targets, and reporting requirements, ensuring objectives are achieved within budget and timeframes. 
• Leading change initiatives, implementing new models of care, and driving continuous service improvement. 
• Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level. 
   
   

Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent   
Position Classification: Health Manager - Level 3, Nurse Manager – Level 3, Social Worker - Level 5   
Remuneration: $ 132,236.00 - $156,478.31 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable) 
Hours Per Week: 38 
Requisition ID: REQ671683
Vaccination Category: A 
Location: Temora 
 
What We’re Looking For: 

• Relevant tertiary qualification with registration or professional peak body eligibility.
• Extensive experience in mental health and drug & alcohol service delivery.
• Advanced leadership skills with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making ability. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

More information 
 1) Download the Position Description 
 2) Find out more about applying for this position. 
For role related queries or questions contact Sharlene Brown, Acting Community Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Manager on 0499 611 788 or Sharlene.Brown@health.nsw.gov.au for a confidential chat. 
Applications close:  17 July 2026

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.  
 
MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds 

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander,  you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
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