Ready to lead, influence, and make waves in Allied Health?

This is your chance to step into a bold leadership role where you’ll drive strategy, champion innovation, and shape safe, high-quality care across services. Not only will you lead a passionate team, guide performance and workforce planning you will turn big ideas into real outcomes - while keeping quality, safety, and continuous improvement front and centre.

Although this role is based in Gladstone, you will have travel opportunities within the Banana region, where country charm meets opportunity. Offering a relaxed lifestyle, welcoming community, and a strong sense of connection. If you’re ready to level up, think big, and leave your mark on Allied Health - this is just too good to miss.

Job details

About us:

Step into a team where Allied Health is at the heart of patient care. You'll work alongside medical, nursing and community partners to deliver real impact - helping people recover, thrive, and live well. Here, you won't just do the job, you'll keep growing, with strong support for learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

Within the Gladstone and Banana Allied Health Clinical Network, you'll collaborate across a diverse and skilled group of professions including Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychology and Social Work, alongside Allied Health Assistants and Administration Officers. You'll also be part of services that make a real impact in specialised areas like developmental paediatrics and cancer care.

About the role:

You will take the reins on service delivery, ensuring care across the network is safe, streamlined and future-focused. From workforce planning to skill mix, shape a service that's built for today,and ready for tomorrow.

Go beyond just maintaining services, you will elevate them. You will drive innovation, champion modern models of care, and lead the charge on clinical governance and quality, ensuring the highest standards are not just met, but exceeded. At the strategic level, your voice will matter. You'll provide trusted, timely advice to executive leaders, helping steer key decisions and shape the direction of health services across the region.

About you:

Hold qualifications and registration with the appropriate registration authority to practice in any of the following:

• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology
• Nutrition and Dietetics

Registration with the appropriate Allied Health registration authority or in the case of Social Workers, Speech Pathologists or Dieticians, eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) or Dieticians Association of Australia (DAA) is mandatory for this position.

While not mandatory, possession or progression towards a management qualification would be highly regarded.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $172,615 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $73.12 - $76.30 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) GL6C679177

Applications close: Thursday, 9 April 2026

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Further information

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Documents

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• GL6C679177 - Allied Health Network Manager (PDF)
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF)