Divisional Manager Specialty Services

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• Join a team where you can lead clinical care delivery, service excellence, strengthen governance and shape the future of specialty health services.
• Full time, permanent contract 
• Located at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, with multiple public transport options

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Mental Health Division

The Mental Health Division at Austin Health provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria.  Services are located across Austin Health campuses and in the community.  The Mental Health Division incorporates three program areas:

• Adult and Older Mental Health Services
• Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Services
• Specialty Services

About the role

As the Divisional Manager, Specialty Services you will hold a formal operational leadership role and will be responsible and accountable for the operational performance, financial, quality and risk management of the Specialty Services portfolio, including the provision of day-to-day operational management support.

About you

A senior leader and strategic thinker, you will be key to managing all aspects of operational delivery of the Specialist Services program in the Mental Health Division. With an ability to provide clinical operations subject matter expertise, you will be someone who has demonstrated experience in the leadership and management of a health service function.

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• A relevant Tertiary level qualification

• Extensive experience leading and managing healthcare services
• Significant experience in the development of annual operational plans
• The ability to lead and facilitate strategically aligned workplace change
• Strong business and financial acumen with solid budget management

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Belinda Rickard, Divisional Director, Mental Health at belinda.rickard@austin.org.au. 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Sunday 9 August 2026