Our Health Service is expanding and so is our Hospital in the Home Allied Health Team!

• The HITH service provides acute, sub-acute and post-acute care to patients in their home as an alternative to a traditional hospital bed setting.

• Permanent Full-time opportunity available

Job details

About the role

The role delivers advanced clinical services to stakeholders/consumers of the integrated HITH service.  This role provides high level clinical leadership to the HITH multidisciplinary Allied Health team and to the relevant profession clinicians.  

Some of the key responsibilities of the role are:  

• Independently provide advanced acute, sub-acute and post-acute clinical services in a community setting to complex clients with varied acute and subacute conditions. This includes clients with cardio-pulmonary, surgical, neurological, aged related and multimorbid conditions.
• Provide clinical supervision and education to less profession aligned clinicians, Allied Health Assistants, and students to ensure the maintenance of professional clinical standards.
• Collaborate with senior management to ensure effective cooperation within and across work unit/s to enhance service delivery, quality outcomes and/or clinical services.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Ability to apply contemporary advanced-level knowledge, and skills for complex cases across acute inpatients in one or more areas of clinical practice in the relevant discipline.
• Ability to provide clinical practice supervision and performance management to the relevant discipline clinicians, students, and operational workforce.
• Ability to lead quality and service improvement activities that result in improved outcomes for clients, services, and/or the organisation.
• High level written communication skills, as well as the ability to influence and lead a multidisciplinary team with effective interpersonal, negotiation and conciliation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other Allied Health leaders, Professional Leads and operational managers across disciplines and service groups to support West Moreton Health in achieving its aims and objectives.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16

 About West Moreton Health

 West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community –  Follow this link  

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Joining the West Moreton Health Community (PDF, 301KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  WMH Leadership Standards (PDF, 241KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  WM635003_05 HITH Allied Health Team Leader RD (PDF, 220KB)
  Role Description