Team Leader Heidelberg Acas

**Reference Number**:3510

**Category**:Allied Health

**Department**:Aged Care Services

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**
- **Position located at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital**:

- **Permanent Part Time**:

- **Exciting opportunity to lead a high performing team through the Aged Care Reforms**
- 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 Heidelberg Aged Care Assessment Services**
- The Austin Aged Care Assessment program sits within Aged Care Community Services as part of the Continuing Care Division at Austin Health. The Service undertakes both comprehensive and home support assessments for eligible older Australians as part of the new Single Assessment System for Aged Care. It is a service that helps older people, and their families make decisions about the services that they need to remain at home safely.

**About the role**
- As the Team Leader you will provide operational oversight and support to the Heidelberg Aged Care Assessent Team. Supported by the Community Aged Care Services Manager you will have a key role in supporting a positive team culture, overseeing intake and triage functions and ensuring program achievement of KPIs. The role encompasses a clinical component to maintain assessment expertise, and ensure timley response to referrals.
- A regular day will involve:

- Overseeing a team of Aged Care Assessors, providing guidance and fostering a positive and supportive working environment
- Stakeholder engagement to support internal relationships, organisational bed flow and community connections
- Working closely with the Community Aged Care Services Manager to support program effectiveness and achievement of reportable KPI's

**About you**
- You will be someone who has well developed leaderships skills. You’ll have a passion for Aged Care Services and a strong commitment to delivering high quality assessment outcomes. You’ll have a strong focus on quality and service improvement, and a proven ability to support teams through change. An understanding of the aged care reforms would be beneficial.
- You'll further have:

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse (currently registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia) or Allied Health Professional (with current registration with their respective National Board) or eligible for membership of relevant professional association
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills that support team engagement, patient care, and collaboration
- A willingness to think outside the square and think creatively to achieve the best possible program and client outcomes
- Demonstrated flexibility to change and adapt with program and organisational requirements

**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 discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

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

**Application closing date: Thursday 24 July 2025