Urgent Care Centre Director: Lead & Innovate

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

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.