Transition Care & Home Based Allied Health Manager

Job Description:

Manager Transition Care Program (TCP) and Home Based Allied Health Team [Allied Health Grade 4] or Nursing [NM2 –NM3]

• Full Time, Permanent position - 40 hours per week

• Excellent benefits including accrued days off and salary packaging

• Friendly and dynamic team environment

• Progress Your Career Today!

About the Role

An exciting position is available to lead the Transition Care Program (TCP) and Home-based Allied Health Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

As the Manager of these two Commonwealth funded services you will provide efficient, contemporary operational management and effective coordination of the services, including human and financial aspects and brokered services.

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced leader with deep knowledge of geriatrics and demonstrated aptitude in healthcare service provision. Dynamic and innovative in your approach, you thrive managing daily clinical complexities; balanced with efficient and effective execution and implementation of strategic initiatives. You are a good communicator, with an empathetic and supportive approach and easily develop meaningful relationships with all those you work with.

​Day to Day Responsibilities

• Support effective operational and strategic leadership across the TCP and HBAH Program

• Support the development of clinical policies, plans and programs

• Lead, co-ordinate and manage staff within the TCP and HBAH Program

• Manage staff and client safety, including promoting a culture of safety

• Undertake service planning, organising, integration and coordination is aligned to the mission and organisational priorities

• Lead quality and continuous improvement initiatives, and service development activities

• Establish sound, collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders

The classification for this position will range from:

Allied Health Grade 4 -

Nurse Unit Manager Level 1 NM10 - $127,722.40 p/a (pro-rata for part-time)

Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 NM11 - $132,371.20 p/a (pro-rata for part-time)

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience in leading and facilitating sustained continuous improvement of interdisciplinary health services

• Demonstrated operational management skills, including budget management and procurement of contracted services.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders

• Post-graduate level qualification in management or commencement thereof (desirable)

• What we offer

• Culture of continuous improvement

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Flexible working arrangements including work from home arrangements

About Transition Care Program and Home-based Allied Health Team

The Transition Care Program consists of a multidisciplinary team whom are resourced to follow the client through the service system and avoid unnecessary extension of hospital admissions and/or premature admission to residential care.

The intent of the Transition Care Program is to provide short-term support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors. The Transition Care Program enables older people to have more time in a non-hospital environment to complete their restorative process and finalise access to their long-term care arrangements.

The Home-based Allied Health team is a Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) which focuses on restoring, or maintaining people’s independence, improving functioning and wellbeing to support them to

remain living at home. The team includes: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Podiatry, Dietetics and an Allied Health Assistant.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately.

We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements.

For further information please contact Dean Jones, National Director, dean.jones@svha.org.au

Respectfully, no agencies please.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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