Mental health jobs in Melbourne, VIC

Victoria's mental health system underwent significant reform following the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, with substantial investment in community-based services, lived experience workforce, and prevention. Melbourne sits at the centre of this transformation — new mental health and wellbeing services, Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (LAOMHWS), and expanded crisis services are actively recruiting.

Melbourne is home to several of Australia's most respected mental health research and training institutions — Orygen (youth mental health), the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, SANE Australia, and the Centre for Mental Health at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. These organisations create significant employment for researchers, clinicians, and educators alongside direct service roles.

The inner northern and eastern suburbs have a high concentration of private practices and community services, while outer eastern, outer northern, and south-eastern growth corridors have strong unmet need. The Frankston-Mornington Peninsula and Outer East regions have historically struggled to attract and retain mental health workers.