Deputy Manager, Allied Health Assistants

**Deputy Manager Allied Health Assistants East**
**Permanent Part Time**

**20 Hours per week**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

The Deputy Manager Allied Health Assistants (AHA) East will provide support and assistance to the Manager Allied Health Assistants with the coordination, leadership and management of the AHA workforce and services within the Allied Health Directorate at the Grampians Health Ballarat campus.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Assisting in the monitoring and allocation of resources (including humanresources) for the AHAs at the Ballarat campus
- Leading, developing, supporting and mentoring the AHA workforce across the East campus ensuring a high standard of service provision.
- Supports the Manager AHA to enhance team building and excellence and provides a leadership role within the Grampians Health AHA leadership team and the Allied Health
Leadership team at the East Campus.
- Will be delegated, and may include activities such as representing AHAs or Allied Health in relevant forums, and acting as a delegate for the Manager AHA in their absence

**Skills and experience**
- Demonstrated skills and experience in leading people, including an ability to actively develop and empower staff, maximising performance by develop high performing teams and building a positive workplace culture.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary leadership team to deliver safe consumer/focused care.
- Ability to engage and work with consumers to improve healthcare services.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accountability and meet Key Performance Indicators.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**
- Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**
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- **APPLY** or contact Dimitri Diacogiorgis, Manager Allied Health Assistants, on 5320 3073 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Do you hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)? Please detail your registration number.
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.