Director Allied Health Education and Training

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Career pathways

Wellbeing programs

Private health insurance discounts

Job summary

Darling Downs Health invites a visionary Director Allied Health Education and Training to shape learning, development and clinical training initiatives across the region. Based in Toowoomba, you’ll lead workforce capability and partner with services to strengthen patient care.

You’ll drive workforce development strategies, build professional partnerships, and steer strategic projects that improve practice and readiness while embedding a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in healthcare, education or workforce development.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with clinicians and external stakeholders.
• Proven track record in leading change and developing people.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovative education and training initiatives to strengthen workforce capability.
• Partner with leaders and external stakeholders to create sustainable learning pathways.
• Guide strategic projects enhancing professional practice and readiness.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement across allied health services.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

People development

Education

Postgraduate qualification in leadership or health education

Eligibility for allied health registration

Job description

Lead the future of allied health education and workforce capability across Darling Downs Health. Based in Toowoomba, this senior leadership role offers the opportunity to shape learning, development and clinical training initiatives that strengthen services, support clinicians and improve outcomes for communities across the region. Build capability, inspire teams and create lasting impact in a connected and progressive health service

What Your Day Could Look Like

As Director Allied Health Education and Training, you'll help shape a skilled, capable and future-ready workforce that supports better outcomes for our communities. From driving workforce development strategies to building strong partnerships across services, you'll play a key leadership role in strengthening allied health capability across the region.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Leading innovative education and training initiatives that strengthen allied health workforce capability and service delivery.
• Partnering with leaders, clinicians and external stakeholders to create sustainable learning and career development pathways.
• Guiding strategic projects that enhance professional practice, workforce growth and organisational readiness.
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and evidence-informed learning across allied health services.

Let's Talk About You

You're a strategic and inspiring leader who combines big-picture thinking with a genuine commitment to people. You bring courage to lead change, integrity in decision-making and compassion in supporting others to succeed. Whether you're developing future talent, influencing system-wide improvements or building strong professional partnerships, you'll take pride in creating opportunities that strengthen the workforce and improve healthcare for communities across the Darling Downs.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Eligibility for registration or membership with a relevant allied health professional body where applicable.
• Significant leadership experience in healthcare, education, workforce development or professional practice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships.
• A collaborative and innovative approach to leading change, developing people and achieving outcomes.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in leadership, health, education or a related field and/or experience leading workforce capability programs across complex health environments.

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.

Occupational group: Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support