Manager Allied Health

Your role at St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital

You will be responsible for the operational management of the allied health team/s and services for the hospital. This position will have both leadership/management responsibilities and may carry a clinical caseload.

The Position- Manage the day-to-day operations of allied health services, ensuring that they are consistent with the Divisions strategic and operational objectives to deliver connected and consumer focused health care.- Ensures that the workforce is rostered effectively to enable expert clinical services within the Clinical Services Plan and productivity forecasts.- Monitors key performance and financial indicators and takes appropriate action to address variance.- Uses advanced clinical knowledge and experience to develop, evaluate and improve allied health services and to assist the various allied health professionals to develop new services to meet changing needs and demands.- As part of the hospital’s senior clinical leadership team, the Manager Allied Health will work in partnership with other clinical units to ensure clinical and business objectives are met.- Participate in Manager Meetings as well as relevant committees and working parties.- Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with relevant internal and external professional groups to build and enhance service delivery on a divisional and group-wide basis.- Aware of and works in accordance with SJGHC policies and procedures, including Equal Employment Opportunity, Confidentiality and Privacy.- Accountable for the human, financial and physical resources of the allied health services to meet best practice standards, service delivery and safe patient outcomes in an accurate, efficient and effective manner.- In collaboration with Human Resources, implement caregiver/industrial relations policies, including managing disciplinary matters and grievances in accordance with group-wide and divisional policies, to ensure good caregiver relationships.- Responsible for the strategic development of allied health services and contributes to the overall strategic planning and development, including involvement in service expansion.

You will hold significant contemporary experience in a senior Allied Health clinical position. Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide leadership in a complex, professional work environment and influence the achievement of required outcomes in areas of professional responsibility is essential to the role.

You will have the ability to facilitate and manage change at a strategic level with proven ability to implement new initiatives, actively market and promote the allied health services provided by the hospital.

To succeed you will hold a relevant tertiary qualification in an Allied Health discipline and registration or membership with the relevant Board or Association as required. Post graduate qualification in Management or working towards will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you- Salary: $138,155 to $145,763 (pro rata for part time), plus 11.5% superannuation- Permanent part-time position working 60.8 hours per fortnight- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing-
- work related expenses-
- self-education and-
- additional superannuation-
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance- Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)- Green travel allowance - if you walk, carpool or use public transport you could be eligible for up to $1,500 per year- Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through- Fitness Passport- All applicants are asked to submit a current CV and covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements._

For enquiries, please contact Emma Cook, Director of Nursing Midwifery, on (08) 9370 9296.

Applications Close: 31/10/2024