Allied Health Manager

Allied Health Manager | The Wesley Hospital

Employment Term: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Auchenflower, just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City
Remuneration: Competitive Salary + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Applications Close: 16th of November 2024

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at The Wesley Hospital as a Allied Health Manager, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

Allied Health at the Wesley is a consolidated and established service, bringing together our Allied Health teams into one clinical service (inpatient, ambulatory and outpatient) with a single management team. The integration has provided opportunities for innovation, efficiencies and growth in services and improved productivity.

Our team of allied health professionals assist patients through a variety of admitted programs and outpatient services to achieve the best possible outcomes in their rehabilitation and recovery. Our team includes Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Social Workers and Dietitians. We offer a wide variety of services including Women’s and Men’s Health, Outpatient, Rehabilitation and Persistent Pain.

With strong communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll network and integrate your services effectively with other hospital departments to jointly assess and improve our multi-disciplinary approach to patient-care. Through your expertise and strategic leadership, you’ll work to develop, implement and maintain industry-leading, tailored Allied Health Services that are both patient-centred and outcome-focused.

As part of the Senior Management team, you’ll be accountable for the operational leadership, management and performance of all Allied Health services, including operational planning, budget and labour management across multiple cost centres. A strong people-leader, you’ll prioritise your team’s professional development and well-being, coaching and mentoring to create a cohesive and collaborative culture focused on exceptional outcomes.

You’ll be accountable for:

- Co-ordinating and providing leadership in the development of new initiatives of allied health functions and teams
- Maintain oversight of the relationships with tertiary education providers and other relevant bodies in the content, provision and assessment of clinical student placements;
- Encouraging and supporting allied health staff to participate in research within their specialty areas
- Accreditation and clinical compliance, ensuring adherence to appropriate scope of practice of all employed and visiting allied health practitioners;
- Developing, reviewing and reporting of clinical outcome indicators and framework for the provision of safe high-quality patient care with respect to allied health services.

What makes a difference for us?
- Tertiary qualifications in an eligible Allied Health discipline / profession;
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency or equivalent;
- Demonstrated high level knowledge, expertise and skill in the management of allied health services;
- Ability to provide influential counsel in matter relating to allied health to stakeholders both within and outside of the discipline;
- Demonstrated high level leadership and management skills across multidisciplinary teams;
- High level written and verbal communication skills;
- Proven strategic and change management experience;
- Evidence of successful budget and financial management knowledge and skills.

What makes a difference for you?

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia’s iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals, caring for you for life. From the heart of Brisbane more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life’s journey for generations of Queenslanders.- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum- Subsidised On-Site Parking- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme- Diversity and inclusi