Spinal Community Service Program Manager

**Reference Number**:1931**Category**:Administration and support**Department**:Spinal Care- Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers
- Heidelberg and Kew locations, with multiple public transport options available to Austin Hospital
- Full time or part-time job share opportunity, with flexible working hours
- $63,000 - $126,000 base + generous salary packaging + super
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.**About the Victorian Spinal Cord Service and Spinal Community Services**
The Victorian Spinal Cord Service (VSCS) is a state-wide service. The VSCS is part of the Medical and Cancer Services Division and the Continuing Care Division. It is one of six spinal specialist services in Australia, providing acute management & rehabilitation for people who sustain traumatic and some non-traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) from Victoria, Tasmania and the Riverina of NSW. The service provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Austin Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre in addition to a range of clinic and community-based services. It works in close partnership with specialist units within Austin Health and with community service providers.- The role of Spinal Community Services Manager will be responsible for the management and oversight of all community-based services within VSCS.
This includes,
- Spinal Community Integration Service (SCIS)
- Spinal Outreach Service (SOS)
- Regional Outpatient Clinic Service
- Community Spinal Nurse Service
- Spinal Urology Nurse Consultant Service
- Physiotherapy Spinal Outpatients

**About the role**
As the Spinal Community Services manager, you will work collaboratively with a supportive team of multidisciplinary professionals, who are passionate about providing best practice specialist care for spinal cord injury patients. You’ll enjoy our continuing education and quality improvement strategy, which is developed through leadership forums and committees. You’ll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make.**About you**
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
You’ll further have:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant health discipline
- Significant management experience
- Significant experience in clinical management of complex disability of health conditions
- The desire to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of ongoing professional development

**Our benefits**
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport and discounted car parking
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time), plus purchased leave options

**Work with us**- **Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the **position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: 10 November 2024