Regional Manager

HammondCare; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HammondCare in Australia is seeking a Regional Manager to lead the Dementia Support Australia behaviour support program, guiding service delivery for people living with dementia and behavioural changes. This role offers national exposure and the opportunity to shape governance, supervision and strategic planning across multiple states.

You will drive performance against KPIs, build partnerships with government and aged care sectors, and mentor a regional team to deliver compassionate,

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing / Allied Health or health-related degree.
• Desirable evidence of study and/or qualifications in dementia.
• Senior leadership experience in multi-site settings with budgeting and governance.
• Strong communication with industry and government.
• Demonstrated experience supporting older people and carers with dementia using psycho-social approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for the DSA service aligned with HammondCare's Mission and Mission In Action.
• Establish and maintain clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management systems as part of a national team.
• Ensure administrative, financial, risk and quality and reporting goals are met through a team-based approach.
• Engage with State and Commonwealth Government and aged care sector leadership to foster partnerships for service delivery.
• Support Team Leaders to manage stakeholder engagement at the service level in aged care and hospital settings.
• Develop strategic plans for each State or portfolio and drive continuous improvement of service delivery.
• Manage and motivate the service delivery team to stay aligned with the mission.
• Lead the data management and ICT platforms to support service delivery.
• Provide high levels of service quality through supervision and governance.
• Support National Management to provide line management and clinical governance to DSA.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Team management

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Nursing / Allied Health degree

Tools

IT systems

Data reporting platforms

Job description

The Opportunity

A rewarding opportunity to provide leadership within the Dementia Support Australia's behaviour support program supporting people living with dementia who are experiencing changes to behaviour

The Opportunity

A rewarding opportunity to provide leadership within the Dementia Support Australia's behaviour support program supporting people living with dementia who are experiencing changes to behaviour This role offers the chance for professional growth and exposure to a national program, making it a perfect fit for those looking to advance their career.

The role

The Regional Manager ensures that the Dementia Support Australia (DSA) behaviour support service is tailored to the needs of individual clients and ensures the service delivers on its key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, capable and aligned leadership for the DSA service utilising HammondCare's Mission and Mission In Action
• Establish and maintain clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management systems as part of a national team, with a local and borderless service delivery ethos
• Ensure the service meets its administrative, financial, risk and quality and reporting goals of the DSA program through a team-based approach
• Significant stakeholder engagement during with key stakeholders in State and Commonwealth Government, the aged care sector and acute care sector leadership teams to provide details on the program, ensuring smooth partnerships for service delivery, problem solving as needed and ongoing engagement during program delivery.
• Supporting Team Leaders to manage stakeholder engagement at the service level through local management in aged care and hospital settings.
• Support the National Program Manager, Team Leaders and Clinical Lead to develop strategic plans for each State or portfolio and be part of the solution to continuous improvement of service delivery.
• Manage and motivate the service delivery team and ensure they are service and missionally aligned
• Leadership on the utilisation of data management and reporting systems and ICT platforms to support and enhance service delivery
• Provide high levels of service quality through clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management role modelling
• Support the National Management structure to provide line management and clinical governance to DSA

What do we need from you?

• Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare's Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing / Allied Health or a Health-related degree
• Desirable evidence of study and or qualifications in dementia
• Relevant professional registration or membership, where applicable to the candidate's discipline, is desirable.
• Demonstrated high level experience and knowledge in supporting older people and carers living with dementia, with particular emphasis on psycho-social approaches to case management
• Previous experience working at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary or multi-site environment including budgeting skills, systems thinking, IT systems experience
• Strong ability to manage, motivate and develop a team and effectively work with other staff
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• High level communication and interpersonal skills, particularly between industry and government
• Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good customer management skills for delivery of services to HammondCare and external customers
• Strong administrative and computer skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Empathy and patience

DSA is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.