Clinical Coordinator - Senior

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding and 2

Job summary

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Clinical Coordinator - Senior to lead and coordinate geriatric, rehabilitation and stroke services in Toowoomba. You’ll blend advanced clinical expertise with leadership, service improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for patients and families.

You’ll mentor staff, drive quality, and build partnerships across care pathways while contributing to regional health service development and patient experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant allied health qualification with current professional registration or membership.
• Strong clinical experience in rehabilitation, stroke, geriatric settings.
• Proven ability to lead, influence and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement for service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading coordinated care that supports patients to achieve their rehabilitation and health goals.
• Guiding and mentoring colleagues while fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and services.
• Driving improvements that enhance quality, efficiency and patient experiences across care pathways.
• Building strong partnerships with patients, families and stakeholders to strengthen continuity of care and service outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Rehabilitation

Stroke care

Geriatrics

Education

Allied health qualification

Job description

Lead and coordinate high-quality geriatric, rehabilitation and stroke services in Toowoomba. This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical expertise with leadership, service improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration, helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes while shaping the future of care in a supportive regional health service.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Clinical Coordinator - Senior, you'll play a key role in improving health outcomes for people accessing specialist rehabilitation, stroke and geriatric services. From coordinating patient-centred care to supporting service improvement and clinical excellence, you'll work with a skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver meaningful outcomes for patients, families and the wider community.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Leading coordinated care that supports patients to achieve their rehabilitation and health goals.
• Guiding and mentoring colleagues while fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and services.
• Driving improvements that enhance quality, efficiency and patient experiences across care pathways.
• Building strong partnerships with patients, families and stakeholders to strengthen continuity of care and service outcomes.

Let's talk about you!

You're a confident and compassionate health practitioner who brings expertise, leadership and sound judgement to complex clinical environments. You value collaboration, communicate with purpose and enjoy helping teams deliver their best work. You'll take pride in creating positive change, supporting patients through important stages of their healthcare journey and contributing to services that make a lasting difference across the community. You're not just looking for your next role, you're looking for an opportunity to lead, innovate and have genuine impact.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Relevant allied health qualification with current professional registration or membership requirements.
• Strong clinical experience in rehabilitation, stroke, geriatric or related healthcare settings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and service improvement skills.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience coordinating service delivery and improvement initiatives and/or postgraduate study in a relevant clinical or leadership discipline.

Above all, you’ll bring the values we live by at Darling Downs Health: Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

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.

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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