Drive Better Patient Flow & Transform Long-Stay Care!

Join Metro South Health as a permanent part-time Principal Advisor - Complex Discharge (HP5) and lead system-wide improvements for long-stay patients. Use your advanced clinical expertise to influence care pathways, remove discharge barriers, and drive innovative, patient-centred models of care across the service!

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About Your Role

As the Principal Advisor – Complex Discharge (Advanced Clinical), you will provide expert clinical leadership and consultancy across Metro South Health to improve outcomes for patients experiencing complex discharge barriers.

In this role, you will:

• Lead advanced clinical services and complex case management across the health service
• Act as the key expert for complex discharge pathways and long-stay patient flow
• Influence and develop clinical protocols, models of care, and service improvements
• Provide high-level consultancy to clinicians, executives, and external stakeholders
• Translate system-level challenges (e.g. aged care, NDIS, legal frameworks) into actionable solutions
• Mentor and support clinicians in managing complex and high-risk cases
• Drive innovation through research, data analysis, and evidence-based practice
• Represent Allied Health in internal and external committees and networks

About You

You are an experienced Allied Health professional with advanced clinical expertise and a passion for solving complex system challenges. 

You will bring:

• Advanced clinical expertise in complex discharge and long-stay patient management
• Strong knowledge of aged care, NDIS, and relevant legal frameworks (e.g. QCAT)
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proven ability to lead change, influence practice, and implement innovative models of care
• Experience mentoring clinicians and building workforce capability
• High-level analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive service improvement
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical governance, protocol development, and research
• A commitment to patient-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care

Check out our quick tips and application essentials!

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS05681064 Role Description (PDF)