Mental Health Manager

About Us

Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN) is an independent, not for profit, primary health care organisation based in Adelaide. We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the Adelaide community by coordinating and integrating health and community services and by working in partnership to identify local needs and create strategies in response to keeping people well and out of hospital; improving their experience AND their health outcomes – to deliver on our vision of 'shaping the health system to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable people, and a healthier Adelaide'.

Why you should come work with us

Adelaide PHN offers a great range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Competitive remuneration and work-life balance.
• Access to generous not for profit salary packaging benefits, including up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meal and entertainment.
• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave entitlements.
• Three special leave days with pay each year that can be used for any purpose.
• Support for cultural diversity and employee wellbeing, including up to ten days of cultural leave per year.
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
• Option to substitute public holidays.
• Generous allowance toward professional development.
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements.
• Free Employment Assistance Program.

The Role

Reporting to the Executive Manager Mental Health, AOD & Procurement this position is responsible for ensuring that commissioning activity, partnerships and projects respond to evidenced needs and delivers upon organisational strategy to improve equity of access to quality primary mental health services for priority communities and population cohorts.

The role will collaborate with all functional teams across Adelaide PHN and play a key role implementing strategy to strengthen local service system responses to address community need. It will lead the development of collaborative responses across sectors and deliver upon strategies that support appropriate solutions.

The Mental Health Manager will:

• Provide leadership to the Mental Health Team, including leading:
• integration activities across mental health and suicide prevention.
• activities to support coordinated and collaborative approaches to suicide prevention services and aftercare.
• strategies to support service integration and collaboration across the mental health stepped care continuum.
• and ensuring adherence to best practice, clinical governance and policies.
• Review and provide advice and guidance on the design, implementation, delivery and performance of mental health and suicide prevention services and initiatives funded by Adelaide PHN.
• Provide oversight, input and direction in relation to the Joint Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention plan.
• Meaningful, active and professional stakeholder engagement representing Adelaide PHN, in particular with LHNs, GPs, pharmacy and allied health professionals.
• Work with stakeholders, including services users, community representatives and service providers to build strong relationships and improve service models for equitable care and access.
• Contribute to the development of mental health and suicide prevention needs assessments and annual plan.

This position is being offered as a full-time, ongoing contract.

There is flexibility to work from home 1 day per week post induction and training.

For more information, you can view the position description here (SEEK, Indeed and LinkedIn applications please go to our website).

How to Apply

Apply now by clicking on Apply and include a maximum 2 page covering letter outlining your suitability for the role against the skills and experience required, together with your resume.

Applications will only be considered when received through our careers portal.

To apply, you must have the legal right to work in Australia and your employment will be subject to an acceptable National Police Check.

Applications close 12 noon Friday, 16 January 2026.

For further information about this role, please contact Tamira Pascoe, Executive Manager Mental Health, AOD and Procurement, on or Please note that Tamira will be on leave from 19 December 2025 to 19 January 2026. During this period, queries may be directed to Brianna Brown, People and Culture Officer, at

All enquiries and applications will be handled professionally and wish the strictest of confidence.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Relevant degree and post graduate qualifications in health/ mental health combined with a minimum 3 years' experience in a management or strategic planning role.
• Significant demonstrated experience of successfully managing multi-stakeholder projects or programs.
• Extensive experience working in clinical mental health care delivery.
• Significant experience in health service planning, health project delivery or health policy review and improvement.
• Significant experience at a senior management level, including high level strategic thinking and planning skills; and ability to transition between the strategic to the operational.
• Ability to build and maintain strong collaborative business relationships for the benefit of the organisation.
• Successful track record in management of significant budgets, business and project management plans.

We believe that our people's differences are what make us great. We value diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, neurodiversity or any other aspect which makes our people unique. We are on our journey to continuously work to call out inequality and bias and encourage real workplace inclusion and diversity.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment

Adelaide PHN is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Adelaide PHN vacancies.