District Director Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 6

Remuneration: $189,878 - $207,381 per annum

Hours Per Week: 40

Requisition ID: REQ

What you'll be doing

The District Director, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs is the senior operational manager for Mental Health Alcohol and Drug (MHAOD) Services across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).

You are accountable for the delivery of high quality, efficient and effective MHAOD services; and the provision of high level strategic and performance advice to the Chief Executive and Board on key matters related to this.

You have responsibility for the implementation and coordination of new models of MHAOD services to improve health outcomes and patient experiences; and enabling enhanced patient outcomes through intentional collaboration with key system partners particularly those delivering primary and community care.

The District Director has day-to-day autonomy in directing, leading and managing all MHAOD services, including deploying its resources within the overall operational budget allocation and strategic priorities for the LHD.

As part of the strategic leadership team, the District Director will determine organisation wide MHAOD strategic direction and prioritisation of strategic and operational plans and projects.

The portfolio involves complex change management challenges as part of operational delivery and implementing key initiatives in accordance with NSW Health and NNSWLHD priorities. As part of this, the District Director ensures that health service provision Key Performance Indicators (KPls) and benchmarks related to relevant services are met and services are maintained.

Overall decision making and accountability limits will be determined in conjunction with the Chief Executive

The role is a Tier 2 position, reporting directly to the Chief Executive.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

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Applications Close: 30 November 2025

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.

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