Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital is one of the leading private health campuses in Western Australia, and major health care hub in the southern region. Offering 507-beds, services include an emergency department, operating theatres, endoscopy suites, birth suite and maternity ward, medical library and education center.

Your role

You will be responsible for the operational management of the allied health teams and services for the hospital. This position will have both leadership, management responsibilities and may carry a clinical caseload.

Our multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Dieticians, Speech Pathologists, Podiatrists, amongst other health professionals, help patients recover from injury, illness or surgery. Together the team will set individual plans and goals that may include disease prevention and control, nutritional health, physical and mental rehabilitation, to help get patients back to their best possible health.

The Position

• Manage the day-to-day operations of allied health services, ensuring that they are consistent with the Divisions strategic and operational objectives to deliver connected and consumer focused health care.
• Ensure that the workforce is rostered effectively to enable expert clinical services within the Clinical Services Plan and productivity forecasts.
• Monitor key performance and financial indicators and takes appropriate action to address variance.
• Use advanced clinical knowledge and experience to develop, evaluate and improve allied health services and to assist the various allied health professionals to develop new services to meet changing needs and demands.
• As part of the hospital's senior clinical leadership team, you will work in partnership with other clinical units to ensure clinical and business objectives are met.
• Participate in Manager Meetings as well as relevant committees and working parties.
• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with relevant internal and external professional groups to build and enhance service delivery on a divisional and group-wide basis.
• Be accountable for the human, financial and physical resources of the allied health services to meet best practice standards, service delivery and safe patient outcomes in an accurate, efficient and effective manner.
• In collaboration with Human Resources, implement caregiver and industrial relations policies, including managing disciplinary matters and grievances in accordance with group-wide and divisional policies, to ensure good caregiver relationships.
• Be responsible for the strategic development of allied health services and contribute to the overall strategic planning and development, including involvement in service expansion.
• Provision of an active clinical caseload as needed.
• Ensure that the Allied Health caregivers work within a multi-disciplinary approach to care, continued high quality and clinical excellence.

You will have demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide leadership in a complex, professional work environment and influence the achievement of required outcomes in areas of professional responsibility. You will have proven ability to implement new initiatives, actively market and promote the allied health services provided by the hospital with the ability to facilitate and manage change.

To succeed you will hold a relevant tertiary qualification in an Allied Health discipline and registration or membership with the relevant Board or Association as required. Significant contemporary experience in a senior Allied Health clinical position will be essential for the role. Working towards or holding post graduate qualifications in Management will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $147,995 to $156,145 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• A fixed-term, full-time, parental leave cover position - Working 38 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Access to gym membership, fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport for you and your family.
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Travel Green allowance. If you walk, carpool or use public transport you could be eligible for up to $1,500 per year

All applicants are asked to submit a current CV and covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

For enquiries contact Sarah-Jayne Powell, Director of Nursing, on 08 9428 8615.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly. Apply today!