NDIS Specialist Lead – Social Work, Occupational Therapy – Mental Health
Monash Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Dandenong • Australia
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About the role
- Supports effective collaboration between the Mental Health Program and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
- Ensures consumers, their families and carers are supported to access and receive appropriate NDIS supports.
- Provides expert guidance on the NDIS participant pathway.
- Builds workforce capability and work alongside senior clinicians to support coordinated care and timely discharge planning for consumers with complex psychosocial needs.
- Leads partnerships, provides secondary consultation, and embeds contemporary NDIS practice across the program.
Requirements
- You are an experienced mental health Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with strong NDIS knowledge and demonstrated leadership capability.
- You have excellent communication and problem-solving skills and use these to build capability within the mental health workforce to proactively engage and support consumers throughout NDIS access and service provision.
- You are a collaborative, values-driven leader who works effectively with partners within and beyond the Mental Health Program to achieve the best outcomes for consumers and contribute to system-wide improvement across Monash Health.
- Qualification and licence requirements are as per the supportive documentation below.
Benefits
- Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
- Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
- Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
- Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
- Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Occupational TherapySocial WorkNDIS knowledgedischarge planningcoordinated carepsychosocial support
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationvalues-driven