0.8FTE – 1.0FTE | Yarrawonga Health | Yarrawonga, VIC
Join Yarrawonga Health in a key leadership opportunity driving the future of Community and Allied Health services within a progressive rural health service.
We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to oversee a diverse portfolio across Community, Allied Health, Acute and Residential Aged Care services. Reporting directly to the Executive Director Clinical Services, this role is responsible for leading high-quality, person-centred services while supporting innovation, strategic growth, workforce development and community engagement.
This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and forward-thinking professional who is passionate about improving health outcomes and strengthening services for rural communities.
The Operational Director Community Services provides strategic and operational leadership across Community and Allied Health programs, ensuring services are safe, sustainable, responsive and aligned with organisational goals.
The role works closely with multidisciplinary teams, external stakeholders and community groups to deliver evidence-based care, strengthen partnerships, support service development and lead quality improvement initiatives.
You will be an experienced healthcare leader with strong operational and people management skills, along with a passion for rural health and community-focused care.
At Yarrawonga Health, our people are our strength. We are committed to supporting our team through:
We proudly embrace diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people with disabilities.
Yarrawonga Health is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, abilities, backgrounds, identities and experiences — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and empowered to contribute.
More Information:
For more information regarding the role contact: Chris Gartside, Executive Director Clinical Services via email Chris.Gartside@yh.org.au
All employment with Yarrawonga Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.
All healthcare workers are required to have mandatory evidence of vaccination will be required prior to commencement.
Application Close:
All applications are to be submitted via Yarrawonga Health's website Yarrawonga Health Careers
Please submit your application including a cover letter, resume, and responses to the key selection criteria found in the position description.
Please refer to the attached position description for full details of the role.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
