Clinical Director - East Gippsland Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Service

Clinical Director – East Gippsland Mental Health & Wellbeing Local Service

Clinical Director – East Gippsland | Permanent Part-time to Full Time Avaliable

Join Gippsland's largest provider of mental health services, with a strong focus on innovation, recovery, and person-centred care, you'll be part of a team creating real impact every day.

Located in the beautiful Gippsland region, Latrobe Regional Health offers an exceptional lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne, beaches, mountains and lakes. We are committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care across our Mental Health Services, including inpatient care at our Traralgon hospital and Community Mental Health Services across Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale, Yarram, Orbost, Warragul and Wonthaggi.

About the role

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking an experienced and visionary Clinical Director to Join our East Gippsland Mental Health & wellbeing Local Service Team on a Part-time/Full Time ongoing basis.

In this role, you will provide senior clinical leadership, psychiatric expertise, and governance oversight within a newly established integrated mental health service. Working in partnership with consortium partners, including Wellways Australia, Gippsland Lakes Complete Health, and Latrobe Regional Health, you will lead the development and delivery of safe, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and person-centred care for adults and older adults experiencing mental health challenges. This influential leadership role combines clinical practice, service development, workforce leadership, governance, and strategic partnerships to drive improved mental health outcomes across East Gippsland.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Clinical Director is to:

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and oversight of the East Gippsland Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Service, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed care.
• Deliver specialist psychiatric assessment, consultation, clinical supervision, and expert advice for consumers experiencing complex mental health presentations, including co-occurring substance use challenges.
• Lead clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management, policy development, incident review, and service evaluation activities to promote excellence in care delivery.
• Support multidisciplinary teams through clinical leadership, workforce development, supervision, education, and the promotion of best-practice mental health care.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with consortium partners, health services, primary care providers, community organisations, consumers, carers, and people with lived experience to support integrated service delivery.
• Contribute to regional mental health reform, service planning, and implementation of contemporary models of care that improve access, continuity, and outcomes for rural and regional communities.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Medical Practitioner with current AHPRA registration, a recognised medical degree (MBBS or equivalent), and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP).
• Significant experience in public and/or community mental health, including senior clinical leadership within multidisciplinary service environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical governance, risk management, quality improvement, service development, and implementation of evidence-based mental health care.
• Strong understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, Victorian mental health reform priorities, and contemporary recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across organisations and sectors.
• Committed to culturally safe, equitable, and inclusive care, with a strong understanding of rural and regional mental health service delivery and meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 30th October 2026

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Sophie Laurence, General Manager Medical Services via email: Sophie.Laurence@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.