Team Leader - Intensive Support

• Location: Melton Community Mental Health & Wellbeing 
• Employment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
• Salary: RPN4/OT3/SW3/P3 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinician to lead the Intensive Support Program (ISP) within the Melton Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.

The ISP provides time-limited, high-intensity community support for people experiencing complex mental health needs who require more intensive engagement than standard case management. The program focuses on stabilisation, intensive intervention and supporting consumers to transition back to longer-term supports.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician who is passionate about recovery-oriented care and supporting staff to deliver high-quality mental health services in the community.

The Melton Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team provides services to a rapidly growing and diverse community in Melbourne’s western region. You will be joining a supportive service that values collaboration, innovation and delivering high-quality care to the local community.

Key Responsibilities:

The Team Leader provides clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering intensive, community-based mental health care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to team members
• Managing referrals, service flow and caseload allocation
• Monitoring clinical risk and supporting safe practice
• Promoting recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care
• Working closely with intake, ACIS and community teams to support smooth transitions for consumers
• Supporting staff development, performance and a positive team culture

About You:

You are an experienced mental health clinician with strong leadership skills and a commitment to high-quality community mental health care.

You will bring:

• Registration as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
• Demonstrated experience working with consumers with complex mental health needs
• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making skills
• Experience providing supervision or leadership within a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to recovery-oriented and person-centred practice

Click here for the Position Description.

About Western Health 

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.  

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.  

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges. 

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall. 

Why join us? 

Compensation and benefits 

• Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards. 

• Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements. 

• Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey. 

Learning and development opportunities 

• Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways. 

• Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education. 

• Mentorship and career support. 

Community impact and inclusion 

• Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care. 

• Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion. 

• Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research. 

Organisational culture and environment 

• Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment. 

• Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare. 

Ready to make an impact? 

If you’re a motivated senior clinician looking for a leadership opportunity within community mental health, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. 

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.  

Closing date: 11:59pm on 6 April 2026.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Cassie Low via Cassie.Low@wh.org.au. 

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.

Western Health