Allied Health Manager

**Remuneration**: $63.67 - $65.22 per hour + super
**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time until November 2025
**Position Classification**: Play Therapist Lvl 5
**Location**: John Hunter Children's Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 14
**Requisition ID**: REQ523734
**Closing Date**: Sunday, 10th November 2024

**Where you'll be working**:
This position is located within the John Hunter Children’s Hospital Allied Health Department. The collaborative and friendly work environment amongst the Child Life Therapists and Music and Art Therapists provides a stimulating and creative setting for one to ensure that services meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

**About the role**:
This managerial position is a job share arrangement. The staff member would help lead a growing and innovative team who provide services in the Emergency Department, Inpatient and Outpatient areas of John Hunter Children’s Hospital.

The role includes operational management and leadership responsibilities, alongside balancing this with clinical work.

The position will be supported by the Director of Allied Health and the Manager of Community and Allied Health to ensure that they are able to achieve the managerial and leadership tasks required of them. There is ongoing availability of appropriate clinical supervision and the job-share arrangement will lead to opportunities to learn from others.

**About you**:
We are looking for someone who has had experience working within a health setting utilising their knowledge and skills in Child Life, Music or Art Therapy.

**Requirements**:

- Must hold a Bachelor of Early Childhood, primary teaching or a related field that includes two years study in child development, OR Master of Music Therapy, OR Master of Art Therapy.
- Eligibility to drive in NSW.

**What we can offer you**:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Additional information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with **NSW Health policy directive **PD202**4_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious** Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.**_HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of _**_benefits _**_such as _**_allocated_**_ days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid _**_maternity leave_**_, and salary packaging options including meal expenses._**

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