Healthcare Leadership Position

Suncare is committed to making a positive impact on people's lives through innovative personal solutions that support individuals to live their life, their way. We are a values-based organisation that wants our staff to reflect the values we live by: Innovative | Inclusive | Agile | Respectful | Authentic | Collaborative | Empathetic . Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and the experience they enjoy is critical to our success.

As a Team Leader – Allied Health Care, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality allied health care to our community age care customers in Hervey Bay. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team of allied health professionals working across Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, and Gladstone.

Your effective leadership will ensure the achievement of positive customer and organisational outcomes, and the provision of evidenced based allied health services during intake, assessment, and therapeutic intervention.

This role is offered as Permanent Full-Time (Monday to Friday), with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements that include working from our Hervey Bay office and from home.

• Provide daily leadership, management, support and guidance for a team of allied health professionals.
• Provide clinical supervision, team development, and training.
• Participate in customer care and allied health service delivery in your specific discipline for funding areas including but not limited to Home Care Packages, Commonwealth Home Support Program, and Short-Term Restorative Care.
• Lead and contribute to team meetings, and multidisciplinary case discussions.
• Report accurate and timely allied health updates.
• Ensure the provision of clinical excellence, evidence based clinical care, quality, effectiveness, and high standards of allied health services for Suncare customers.
• Contribute to operational quality assurance and improvement practices.
• Provide expert knowledge and consultation, collaborating across operational departments to support teamwork and engagement between teams.

• Post-secondary or tertiary qualification in an Allied Health discipline and current registration with AHPRA or other professional body.
• Advanced level of allied health skills and demonstrated experience in community age care health service delivery.
• Proven ability in the leadership of multidisciplinary allied health teams, including the provision of supervision and the facilitation of allied health review and management of risk for less experienced staff.
• Demonstrated ability to apply continuous quality improvement principles in service development.
• Demonstrated experience working with varied stakeholders (e.g. clinicians, non-clinical staff, managers, community members) combined with high level customer service skills and proven track record in building positive relationships and trust.
• Willingness to use your own appropriately registered and insured vehicle for work purposes and have current First Aid and CPR Certificates.
• Willingness to undertake occasional travel to Rockhampton, Bundaberg, and Gladstone.

At Suncare, our people really are our greatest asset. We offer:

• Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.
• Flexible working options.
• A friendly, supportive team environment that values all voices.
• Monthly Clinical Professional Development opportunities and a CPD allowance for individual learning goals.
• Fitness Passport and health and wellbeing programs.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Advanced technology to support you in your role.
• Comprehensive induction plus ongoing training and development.
• Career progression opportunities in a rewarding, growth industry.