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Director Allied Health (Strategy)


Garden City Office Park, 2404 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains

Shape and deliver allied health strategic priorities

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Shape the future of allied health across a major health service through high-impact strategy, innovation, and reform

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification HP7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS05681124
Closing date 08-May-2026
Job duration
Contact person Kellie Stockton
Contact details (07) 3564 0171
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Your new role:

As Director Allied Health (Strategy), you will provide strategic leadership and direction to shape and deliver allied health priorities across Metro South Health, driving innovation, reform, and system-wide impact. You will:

  • Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of allied health strategic and operational initiatives, aligning with local, state and national priorities
  • Provide high-level, authoritative advice to senior executives on workforce, governance, education, and complex system reform
  • Drive major, multi-year programs including clinical education, domestic and family violence initiatives, and NSQHS Standard 5: Comprehensive Care
  • Foster strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including government, universities, and non-government organisations, to deliver strategic outcomes

About you:

You are an accomplished and forward-thinking leader with a strong track record in strategic health service leadership, capable of influencing at executive and system levels. You have:

  • Demonstrated expertise in leading complex, large-scale strategic initiatives within a health service or similarly complex environment
  • Highly developed ability to provide expert advice, influence decision-making, and build strong stakeholder relationships across diverse sectors
  • Exceptional communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive collaboration and organisational change
  • Proven capability in innovation, service improvement, and translating policy into impactful, system-wide outcomes

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.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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