Mental Health Disability Navigator

With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

$114,251 – $134,809 pro rata + 12% super & salary packaging | Permanent Part Time 16 hours per week | Shellharbour Hospital (SHH) | REQ648034 | Grade: Health Manager Level 2 | Applications close: 2 April 2026

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

The Mental Health Disability Navigator is a specialist subject matter expert providing high-level operational advice, leadership, and coordination to frontline mental health staff supporting consumers who require disability services to live safely in the community.

The role supports staff to navigate the NDIS and its interface with NSW Health, translating complex policy into practical guidance to improve consumer outcomes and service efficiency.

The position sits within the Pathways to Community Living Initiative (PCLI) team and works across inpatient and community settings. It works in partnership with the ISLHD Disability Navigator (District NDIS Lead) to maintain consistent practice and effective communication and escalation pathways with the NDIA.

The role contributes to workforce capability building, reducing delayed discharge and non-clinical length of stay, lowering inpatient demand, and preventing avoidable admissions through early identification and coordination of disability supports. 

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A little about us.

Shellharbour Hospital is a busy acute care facility which provides emergency services, elective surgical services, general medicine, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis, and adolescent and adult mental health services on site. It's an accredited healthcare facility with the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS) and is recognised as providing a high standard of care to the community.

Located on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, Shellharbour is known for its spectacular coastal scenery and is only a little over a 1.5 hour drive from Sydney.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

-          Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

-          Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay

-          Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

-          Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

-          Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

-          Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

-          Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role

-          Working With Children Check (WWCC)

-          Relevant tertiary qualification in Health, or equivalent relevant experience, or a combination of formal qualifications and substantial work experience in mental health and/or disability services

-          Valid NSW Drivers Licence

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Need more information or help applying?

-          Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.

-          Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

-          Visit The Welcome Experience website here. The Welcome Experience is a free service supporting essential workers (and their families) who are considering applying for or have accepted a job in regional NSW.

-          Follow us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

-          For role-related queries or help applying, contact Nicole Nicholls on Nicole.Nicholls2@health.nsw.gov.au

ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.