Program Manager - Community Care Unit & Travancore PARC

This is a pivotal leadership opportunity to lead The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Community Care Unit (20 beds) and Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) service (10 beds).

About the role

As Program Manager, you will provide operational, clinical and strategic leadership across both services, partnering with Lead Consultant Psychiatrists and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care. You will play a key role in driving service excellence, developing high-performing teams, and shaping the future of RMH's sub-acute mental health services.

• Provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership across the Community Care Unit (CCU) and Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services.
• Lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of recovery-oriented, person-centred care, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Drive clinical governance, quality, safety and service performance to achieve organisational objectives and deliver exceptional consumer outcomes.
• Oversee workforce planning, financial management, resource allocation and operational performance to ensure sustainable and efficient service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with Lead Consultant Psychiatrists, consumers, carers and internal and external stakeholders to strengthen integrated care.
• Contribute to the strategic direction, innovation and ongoing development of RMH's Mental Health Services through service planning, improvement initiatives and change leadership.

Requirements

• Registration as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Social Worker.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a public mental health service.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving positive consumer outcomes.
• Strong strategic, operational and financial management capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to recovery-oriented care and The Melbourne Way – putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.

Benefits

Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.

• Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Join a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.