General Manager Mental Health, Family Violence, Community

General Manager Mental Health, Family Violence, Community

• Community based organisation, steeped in a values-driven culture
• Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team
• Make a real and lasting impact in our community

Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier’s Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

That’s the DPV Health Way. For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website.

Greatness starts here.

Building on successes achieved to date, the position of General Manager, Mental Health, Family Violence and Community will oversee the expansion of these programs, ensuring that they meet current and future community needs, are high quality, culturally appropriate, competitive, innovative and sustainable.

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, this General Manager position is part of the Executive and will lead a committed team to excel, by providing strong leadership, effective and inspirational people management and productive stakeholder relationships. Key responsibilities include the development of the consolidated mental health services to become an industry acknowledged leader and overseeing the increasing suite of family violence programs. Integral to the role, will be the capacity to effectively predict and navigate the complex public policy environment to secure outstanding service development outcomes for DPVH and our community. Current direct reports are the Program Manager Trauma and Outreach (Mental Health and Community programs), Program Manager Family Violence and Aboriginal Access Worker.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of strategic and operational success at a senior leadership level gained in an organisation delivering mental health and/or family violence services. They will have superior stakeholder engagement skills and will have been successful in the design and implementation of new service models to attract funding in new and existing programs. Presenting as dynamic and contemporary in approach, the values driven appointee will be capable of creating a culture where change is normalised and appreciated, and where teams are collaborative and accountable. Mental health clinical leadership experience would be advantageous.

Working as an integral part of our leadership team, you will:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to Mental Health, Family Violence & Outreach Program.
• Advance strategic partnerships that are mutually beneficial and support DPV Health's strategic and operational objectives.
• Implement fee-for-service models of care to increase access and complement public funded programs.
• Ensure services and programs are delivered in compliance with the government, funding body and/or other agency requirements.
• Ensure services are designed, provided, and evaluated with service users.
• Implement change management and improvement strategies to optimise the client experience, maximise revenue, reduce expenditure and/or achieve efficiencies.
• Implement technological solutions that offer innovative, competitive, and sustainable health and community services.
• Lead further development of mental health through the implementation of psychosocial recovery frameworks, embedding the menu of options and sustaining evidence based on therapeutic interventions.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance within the Orange door Network.
• Continuing to develop and improve an evidence-based, sustainable approach for all services including Men’s Behaviour Change.
• Manage the achievement of annual revenue, expenses, wages, and net profit budgets.
• Manage the successful achievement of all government and other agency activity targets.
• Provide clear decision making and follow through to drive performance.
• Implement and manage competitive fee for service and/or MBS programs services.
• Develop, maintain, and implement systems, processes, policies, and infrastructure deliver strategic objectives.
• Ensure consistent contractual arrangements and performance standards meet DPV Health values.
• Enhance DPV Health’s reputation and capacity by successfully engaging with key stakeholders.

Bring your great, everyday!

To be successful in this role you will bring:

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in Health Administration, Mental Health or similar.
• Mental health clinical and/or family violence practice experience is mandatory; and
• Demonstrated track record in implementing successful organisational change strategies.

Experience & Skills

• 5-7 years minimum executive experience in mental health or family violence or related field.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), NDIS clearance and hold a valid WWCC.
• Full driver license and travel between sites required.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Beata Pereh, Chief People and Culture Officer via email: beata.pereh@dpbhealth.org.au. We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay.

To view the Position Description, please click here

Closing date for applications will be Friday 2nd May 2025

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au