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Principal Allied Health Project Officer


Toowoomba

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Join Darling Downs Health as a Principal Allied Health Project Officer based in Toowoomba and help shape the future of rehabilitation and connected care. In this influential role, you'll lead service improvement initiatives, build partnerships across health and community settings, and deliver projects that improve patient outcomes while driving innovation across a growing regional health service.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification HP5
Workplace Location Toowoomba region
Job ad reference QLD/DD2609691803
Closing date 24-Sep-2026
Job duration Up to 12 months
Contact person Andrew Day
Contact details (07) 4616 5721
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What your day could look like

As Principal Allied Health Project Officer, you'll help drive better rehabilitation and connected care experiences for patients across the region. From leading service redesign initiatives to working with clinicians, leaders and community partners, you'll contribute to projects that strengthen care pathways, improve outcomes and support sustainable health services.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

  • Leading strategic projects that improve rehabilitation services, patient flow and access to care.
  • Building strong partnerships across health, community and primary care settings to deliver shared outcomes.
  • Analysing data, identifying opportunities and developing practical solutions that enhance service performance.
  • Guiding innovation, change and continuous improvement initiatives that support high-quality, person-centred care.

Let's talk about you!

You're a skilled allied health professional who enjoys turning ideas into meaningful outcomes. You bring a balance of strategic thinking, collaboration and initiative, and you're motivated by the opportunity to improve how services are designed and delivered. Whether you're bringing stakeholders together, navigating complexity or leading change, you act with compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage. Most rewarding of all, you'll help create lasting improvements that positively impact patients, families and communities.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

  • Relevant allied health qualification with current registration or professional membership as applicable.
  • Experience leading complex projects, service improvement initiatives or models of care development.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, analyse information and deliver outcomes in a dynamic environment.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate project management qualifications and/or experience leading service redesign within acute, rehabilitation or community healthcare settings.

Together, you'll help deliver innovative, person-centred healthcare that makes a genuine difference across the Darling Downs.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

  • Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
  • Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
  • Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
  • Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
  • Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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