Team Leader

• Location: Sunshine Hospital
• Employment Type: Ongoing, Part Time (0.7 FTE)
• Salary: RPN Grade 4 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

Western Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Team Leader to join our innovative Western Health Mental Health at Home (WHMH at Home) service — a contemporary model of care delivering acute mental health treatment within the home environment.

WHMH at Home is a 24/7 service providing the equivalent of ten acute mental health beds in the community. Underpinned by the Hospital in the Home (HITH) model of care, the service delivers intensive, recovery-oriented support to consumers experiencing acute mental health crises who would otherwise require inpatient admission.

As Team Leader, you will play a key operational and clinical leadership role supporting the day-to-day functioning of the service. Working closely with the Program Manager, you will coordinate operational requirements including referral triage, staffing oversight, roster management, workload allocation, patient flow, quality improvement and clinical coordination to support safe, responsive and consumer-centred care delivery.

A core component of the role is the acceptance, screening and triage of referrals into the service, ensuring timely and clinically appropriate access to care in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to contribute to an innovative service redefining how acute mental health care is delivered — supporting consumers to recover safely and confidently within their own homes while strengthening community-based alternatives to hospital admission.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day operational management and coordination of the WHMH at Home service.
• Coordinate intake, screening, acceptance and triage of referrals, ensuring timely and clinically appropriate responses.
• Develop, manage and publish staff rosters while supporting safe staffing profiles and skill mix requirements.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned leave including annual leave, personal leave and roster replacement requirements.
• Allocate clinical workload and support effective patient flow, admissions, transitions and discharge planning.
• Provide operational and clinical support during periods of workforce shortage, increased service demand or clinical escalation, including supporting outreach functions where required.
• Support achievement of service Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), operational priorities and Best Care outcomes.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, audits, service development activities and operational reporting.
• Provide leadership, supervision, mentoring and support to nursing and multidisciplinary staff.
• Foster a positive workplace culture focused on collaboration, psychological safety, continuous improvement and recovery-oriented practice.
• Act as a delegate for the Program Manager during periods of leave or absence as required.

About you:

• You are an experienced and adaptable mental health clinician with strong operational and leadership capability. You thrive in fast-paced environments, demonstrate sound clinical judgement and are passionate about delivering safe, recovery-oriented and consumer-centred care within community settings.
• You are highly organised, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to coordinate competing operational demands while supporting staff wellbeing, service quality and positive consumer outcomes.
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA and postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent).
• Extensive experience in acute and/or community mental health settings.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating teams, operational workflows and clinical service delivery in dynamic environments.

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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 packaging aligned with market standards.
• Superannuation and salary packaging benefits.
• Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
• Scholarships and grants to support ongoing learning and development.

Learning and Development Opportunities

• Access to the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
• Professional development programs including postgraduate study support and clinical education.
• Mentorship and career progression opportunities.

Community Impact and Inclusion

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of consumers and families through innovative community-based care.
• Join a workforce that values diversity, inclusion and lived experience perspectives.
• Contribute to strengthening alternatives to hospital-based mental health treatment.

Organisational Culture and Environment

• Thrive within a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
• Be part of a service committed to continuous improvement, excellence and Best Care outcomes.

Ready to make an Impact?

If you are a motivated and values-driven mental health clinician looking to contribute to an innovative model of acute mental health care, we would love to hear from you. Join us in transforming how mental health treatment is delivered — supporting consumers within their homes while strengthening recovery-focused community care. Simply click “Apply” and follow the prompts to submit your application.

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 9 June 2026.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, please contact Daniel Darmanin (Mental Health at Home Program Manager) on 0432 503 630 or via Daniel.Darmanin3@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 children and young people 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, Immunisation Status Clearance and Working with Children Check (if applicable).

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

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