Program Manager GEM

Sa-Health; Adelaide Hills; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 136,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN) is seeking a Program Manager GEM Service in Strathalbyn to lead multidisciplinary geriatric rehabilitation and program development. You will provide clinical leadership, coordinate care across teams, and drive quality improvement and patient outcomes in a supportive regional setting.

Join BHFLHN to influence service delivery, workforce development, and strategic partnerships with local and metropolitan health services, in a role offering

Qualifications

• This is a multi-classed position suitable for RN Level 3 or Allied Health Professional Level 3.
• Appointment commensurate with experience, demonstrated competence and increasing independence.
• Role requires clinical leadership and program development in aged care services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and coordination for the GEM Service, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality care for older patients throughout their rehabilitation journey.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, promoting collaboration, continuity of care, workforce development, and a culture of excellence.
• Drive service improvement initiatives through quality, safety, risk management, data analysis, and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Manage operational and program responsibilities including resource management, workforce planning, patient flow, and service coordination.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders while contributing to strategic projects, education programs, and innovative models of care that improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Quality improvement

Evidence-based practice

Change management

Resource management

Workforce planning

Patient flow

Partnership building

Job description

Job no: 952742
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Hills
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Nursing/Midwifery

• Strathalbyn
• Multi-Class Position - Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
• Salary: RN/M3 $130,190 - $136,010 p.a (pro-rata) + Super + Benefits
• Salary: AHP3 $112,139 - $120,284 p.a (pro-rata) + Super + Benefits
• Part-time (0.8 FTE / 30 hrs per week), Temporary – to 11 October 2027

This is a multi-classed position, suitable for either a Registered Nurse Level 3 or Allied Health Professional Level 3. Appointment to this position will commensurate with the applicant’s level of professional experience, demonstrated competence, and capacity to perform with increasing independence, clinical judgement, and complexity of practice as outlined in the role requirements.

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join us in this unique multi-class leadership opportunity at Strathalbyn & District Health Service, where you will combine advanced clinical expertise in geriatric rehabilitation with program leadership and service development. As the Program Manager GEM Service, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and leading multidisciplinary care for older people, driving quality, safety, and patient outcomes across the service. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will provide clinical leadership, oversee the delivery and growth of the GEM program, support education and workforce development, and foster strong partnerships across local and metropolitan health services. This rewarding position offers the opportunity to influence service improvement, develop team capability, and make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of older people while working in a supportive regional healthcare environment.

WHO WE ARE

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (position based in Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

Strathalbyn is a charming historic town in South Australia, located along the picturesque Angas River and known for its well-preserved heritage streetscapes. The town features beautiful stone buildings, boutique shops, galleries, and cafés, giving it a relaxed village feel with a strong sense of history and community.

A popular destination for day trips and weekend visitors, Strathalbyn is especially known for its antique stores, riverside walks, and scenic parks. Its location near the Fleurieu Peninsula also makes it an ideal base to explore nearby wineries, coastal towns, and natural attractions. Discover Strathalbyn

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you an experienced clinician and leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for older people through high-quality, person-centred care?
• Do you have the ability to lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams while fostering a positive, collaborative, and accountable workplace culture?
• Are you confident driving quality improvement, managing change, and using evidence-based practice to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes?
• Can you effectively manage resources, operational priorities, and clinical risk while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across services?
• Are you committed to developing staff capability through coaching, mentoring, education, and professional leadership?

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Provide clinical leadership and coordination for the GEM Service, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality care for older patients throughout their rehabilitation journey.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, promoting collaboration, continuity of care, workforce development, and a culture of excellence.
• Drive service improvement initiatives through quality, safety, risk management, data analysis, and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Manage operational and program responsibilities including resource management, workforce planning, patient flow, and service coordination.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders while contributing to strategic projects, education programs, and innovative models of care that improve patient outcomes.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
• This role will require you to work a 7 day roster, please contact the enquiries person for this position should you require further information

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 952742), or reach out to Adam Caruana, Restoritive Aged Care Lead on phone: [phone] or via E-mail: [e-mail]

Advertised: 29 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Nov 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time