Health Services Manager (Clinical Lead) - Mount Gambier Prison

About this role

Join G4S at Mount Gambier Prison, SA, in a pivotal clinical leadership role. 

What G4S can offer you

• Invested Professional Development: G4S is committed to fostering senior leadership capability by providing structured avenues for ongoing professional development, executive mentorship, and specialized clinical governance training.
• Strategic Engagement with DCS: This role provides a direct avenue to work in close alignment with our principal client, the Department for Correctional Services (DCS), ensuring health services support broader institutional and state justice frameworks.
• Seamless Relocation: To facilitate a seamless transition to the Mount Gambier and Limestone Coast region, G4S provides a relocation financial package to the successful candidate to suit their circumstances
• Executive Influence & Autonomy: Operating as a key member of the Senior Management Team and reporting directly to the Prison General Manager, you will hold significant strategic influence over both healthcare delivery models and broader prison operations.

About the role and team

G4S Australia invites applications from qualified clinical leaders for the position of Health Services Manager at Mount Gambier Prison. This permanent, full-time onsite position offers an exceptional opportunity to oversee comprehensive clinical governance, lead a dedicated multidisciplinary healthcare team of twelve, and strategically influence operational delivery within a specialised correctional environment. 

As the Health Services Manager, you'll oversee the delivery of essential healthcare services to over 670 prisoners including: initial admission health screenings, physical health support, mental health support, and addiction support programs. Your leadership will ensures that the care provided mirrors top-tier community standards and aligns with the broader regulations outlined by Department of Corrections South Australia.

This position sits as a key member of the Senior Management Team, offering opportunities to contribute to the strategic direction of healthcare services within the prison.

Key responsibilities includes:

• Clinical Governance & Compliance: Lead and manage the clinical framework, ensuring all health and wellbeing services are delivered strictly in accordance with Department of Correctional Services (DCS) specifications. This includes partnering with our clients to learn and investigate innovative ways of maintaining service compliance.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and maintain deep, collaborative networks with internal management, SA Prison Health, and crucial external SA DCS stakeholders.
• Active People Management: Mentor, lead, and empower your nursing team of registered and enrolled nurses, fostering a culture of teamwork, safety, and continuous professional growth.
• Strategic Action Plans: Drive the Health Services Action Plan forward—streamlining clinical processes, optimising medication management, and introducing proactive preventative health campaigns.
• Budgetary Management: Manage the allocated health services budget effectively to achieve the financial and operational objectives in delivering high-quality care.

What we're looking for

To execute this role successfully, candidates must possess a sophisticated balance of acute clinical experience and executive leadership capabilities. Requirements include:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated postgraduate experience within an acute clinical setting, paired with a strong background in clinical governance and staff supervision.
• A proven track record of leading professional teams through complex, challenging, or secure institutional environments
• The capacity to engage collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including forensic mental health professionals, state police, and the Department for Correctional Services (DCS)

The recruitment process

• Online Application: Submit your CV via the G4S website.
• Phone Screening: A 20-minute phone call with our Talent Team to discuss the role and learn a little more about you.
• Interview: An onsite or online interview with two members of the team.
• Site Tour: A tour of the prison and health clinic.
• Background Checks: National police check, reference checks, and a prison clearance application. 

About Mount Gambier Prison

G4S has operated Mount Gambier Prison (MGP) end-to-end since 1995, as a low to medium security campus style prison. Providing various work and education programs to mainly male prisoners, our aim is to rehabilitate offenders and reduce re-offending. Accommodating 672 prisoners, our team at Mount Gambier Prison delivers safety, security, and respect for all prisoners in custody.

About G4S Australia and New Zealand

G4S, An Allied Universal® Company, is a world-leading security and facility services company that delivers tailored, integrated solutions. With a global workforce of approximately 800,000 employees across 100 countries and nearly 2,000 employees throughout Australia and New Zealand, we combine local knowledge with global best practices to safeguard assets, people and communities. We are a preferred partner for complex and high-risk environments, allowing our government, law enforcement and industry clients to focus on their core business. People are the heart of everything we do. From safeguarding critical infrastructure in mining, health, finance, and data centres to delivering essential justice services—including prisons, courts, prisoner escort and transport, electronic monitoring, and mobile speed cameras—our mission is to keep our communities and the people in our care safe.

For more information about G4S Australia and New Zealand, please visit www.g4s.com.au.