Team Leader - Community and Allied Health (Identified)

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Public health system benefits

Job summary

Queensland Health's Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care is seeking an experienced health leader to provide operational management and strategic direction to a multidisciplinary team in Inala, Brisbane.

You will drive high‑quality, culturally responsive community health services and foster innovative models of care with strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical expertise across community and allied health.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven leadership in operational management and workforce planning.
• Experience leading service improvement and research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary team of ~12 FTE.
• Lead delivery of evidence-based, patient-centred community and allied health services.
• Build partnerships with government, NGOs and community organisations.
• Drive service improvement and innovative models of care with governance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Clinical leadership

Education

Clinical qualification

Job description

Your new role:An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced health professional and leader to provide operational management and strategic leadership to an interprofessional Community and Allied Health team at the Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care. As Team Leader, you will play a pivotal role in leading high-quality, culturally responsive community health services, supporting innovative models of care and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Your responsibilities will include:Provide operational and strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary team of approximately 12 FTE, overseeing service delivery, workforce planning, workload allocation and resource management.Lead the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centred community and allied health services, providing advanced clinical leadership, professional guidance and support for complex clinical matters.Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including government, non-government and community organisations.Drive service improvement, research and innovation initiatives, promoting interprofessional collaboration, clinical governance and the development of effective models of care that respond to community needs.This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Candidates must include a statement in their application outlining if they identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Only candidates who meet this requirement will be considered.About you:You are an accomplished health professional and collaborative leader who is passionate about improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. You bring strong clinical expertise, strategic thinking and the ability to inspire and support a multidisciplinary team. You will demonstrate:Advanced clinical expertise and the ability to promote safe, high-quality and culturally responsive, patient-centred community health services.Exceptional communication, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated experience working collaboratively within complex multidisciplinary environments.Proven leadership and operational management capabilities, including experience in workforce planning, workload allocation, staff supervision and performance management.A demonstrated ability to lead innovative service improvement and research initiatives, evaluate service models and translate evidence-based practices into improved clinical outcomes.What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging.About the Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health CareThe Centre is a Queensland Health service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Located in Inala, 18 km Southwest of Brisbane CBD, our clinic is staffed by GPs, nurses, allied health and Aboriginal health workers, and visiting medical specialists. We also provide health-related services at a community level, and our research team is dedicated to finding and publishing evidence about how to improve the health of our patients.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.