Clinical Director of Urgent care (UCC)

Bayside Health; Cowes; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Employee Assistance Program (Converge)

Education and training opportunities

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking a Clinical Director of the Urgent Care Centre at the Phillip Island Community Hospital in a fixed term role from 21/6/2027 to 9/2/2028. The position is 14 hours per fortnight, combining clinical leadership with operational oversight.

You will provide medical and administrative leadership within UCC, collaborate with nursing and allied health staff, participate in after-hours and weekend service, and help drive patient outcomes within allocated resources.

Qualifications

• Medical practitioner registration with AHPRA.
• Significant experience in an Urgent Care Centre or Emergency Medicine.
• Knowledge of risk management, clinical governance, patient safety and equity.
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of the organisation's philosophical direction.
• Police Check and Working with Children’s Check valid.
• Experience in clinical supervision and teaching.
• Leadership and change-management experience.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work with UCC medical and nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, grow and lead a safe, efficient Urgent Care Service.
• Provide medical and administrative leadership within UCC.
• Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical staff across the health service.
• Promote the Regional Care Group as a quality sub-regional provider.
• Contribute to committees and overall planning and operations.
• Provide clinical services per roster, including after-hours and weekend care.
• Manage medical care and accountability for UCC patients.
• Identify, analyse and report risks affecting the work environment.
• Facilitate systems to reduce inappropriate radiology and pathology ordering.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Urgent Care / Emergency

Risk management

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Workplace equity

Injury prevention

Police & Working with Children checks

Clinical supervision

Leadership & change management

Organisational ability

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Clinical Director of Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in the Phillip Island Community Hospital Fixed Term 21/6/2027-9/2/2028 14 Hours Per Fortnight

HN24 Specialist Year 2 or Above (Dependant on experience)

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Team & Role

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• The CDUCC will maintain and grow a safe, efficient, well respected and effective Urgent Care Service.
• Provide medical and administrative leadership within UCC (in collaboration with the UCC Nurse Unit Manager) to ensure efficient and best-practice patient outcomes within allocated FTE and budgetary resources.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical staff across the health service, particularly members of the nursing, medical and allied health staff as well as with outside agencies that interface with the health service.
• This position includes responsibility for promoting the Regional Care Group as a quality sub-regional health service provider.
• Provide input (as a Senior Medical Staff member of Bass Coast Health) on relevant Committees and into overall planning and operations of Bass Coast Health.
• Provide clinical services to patients as per the roster including participation in after-hours and weekend service provision as required.
• Manage, co-ordinate and assume professional responsibility for medical management of patients in the UCC.
• Assisting in the identification, analysis, assessment, monitoring and reporting of risks that could impact on the work environment.
• Facilitate systems which will reduce inappropriate ordering of Radiology and Pathology

Position Description Below:

https://www.baysidehealth.org.au/files/documents/careers/BH_Position_Description_Clinical_Director_of_UCC.pdf

Skills & Experience Required

• Medical practitioner registration with AHPRA
• Significant prior experience in an Urgent Care Centre or Emergency Medicine
• A knowledge, understanding and commitment to the principles and practices of:
  • risk management in accordance with Bayside Health Risk Management framework;
  • clinical governance; and safety,
  • safe, quality customer service;
  • workplace equity, and
  • injury prevention,
  • and a demonstrated ability to apply them in the workplace.
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• An understanding of the philosophical direction of the organisation.
• A valid Police Check and Working with Children’s check
• Demonstrated skills in clinical supervision and teaching
• Demonstrated skills in leadership and change management
• Demonstrated organisational ability
• Superior interpersonal, consultation, negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team with Urgent Care Centre medical and nursing staff
• Step into state-of-the-art facilities
• Take advantage of free onsite parking
• Boost your take-home pay with generous salary packaging & novated leasing
• Feel supported with our Employee Assistance Program (Converge)
• Grow your skills through top-tier education and training partners
• Join a vibrant, collaborative team led by passionate leaders

Additional Information

Bayside Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with all abilities.

It is strongly recommended that individuals in this role remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.

The role ceases advertising on 16/11/2026

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