NDIS Program Lead
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- Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/Psychologist Grade 3, Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4
- Fixed Term Full-time
- Parental Leave Cover: 16/6/2025 to 26/6/2026
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 state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Mental Health Division
The Mental Health Division (MHD) delivers a wide range of recovery-oriented mental health services across Austin Health and the community in Victoria. Services focus on supported decision-making, partnering with consumers to promote self-determination, individual strengths, and personalised care.
About the role:
The NDIS Program Lead at Austin Health MHD will act as the key contact with the NDIA local office and LAC partner, supporting NDIS-readiness across the service. The role involves maintaining and reporting on NDIS developments, building strong partnerships with external agencies, and strengthening the internal workforce's capacity to support consumers and carers through the NDIS pathway. The Lead will work collaboratively with the NDIS Steering Committee, area mental health services, and the DHHS Specialist Clinical Mental Health and NDIS Collaboration Project.
About you:
You will have a relevant health qualification with current AHPRA registration (where applicable), and specific experience requirements for nurses, psychologists, social workers, and occupational therapists. A valid Victorian driver’s licence and Working with Children Check are also essential.
Ideally, you will have:
- experience in human service sectors
- strong knowledge of the NDIS and disability legislation
- clinical assessment and planning expertise
- workforce capacity building, and a person-centred approach
- strong communication, organisational and time management skills
- commitment to collaborative multidisciplinary teamwork
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. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Julie Hume at julie.hume@austin.org.au.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Friday 30 May 2025
