Team Leader - Post Acute Care

Fixed-term Full Time | 40 Hours per week with ADO

ZA7 | $66.08 per hour

About the Role

The Post Acute Care (PAC) Program provides short-term services and support for patients who need extra help at home after a public hospital stay. The Team Leader, Post Acute Care, will lead the Post Acute Care team in coordinating the delivery and continuity of services for the patient/client following an acute or subacute admission. The role will work closely with range of clinicians and health care professionals, internally and externally, to complement and improve outcomes of care, systems, and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Development and review of referral pathways across the health system as required.
• Lead and support the PAC/Non-admitted stream staff to deliver high quality, coordinated patient/client journeys
• Monitor implementation of care against the patient/client care plan in collaboration with the clinical care team.
• Promote a positive team culture and foster a collaborative, supportive environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate and contribute to team meetings, collaborate with colleagues to solve challenges as they arise
• Assist the Manager, Hospital Without Walls, in achieving financial and operational objectives by monitoring team performance, supporting the achievement of activity targets
• Ensure a collaborative working relationship with the Manager and other Hospitals Without Walls Clinical Navigators in relation to decision making
• Provide expert clinical guidance and support to team members to ensure clinical standards, policies, and procedures are consistently followed
• Role model positive communication and decision-making skills within the team, ensuring clarity in roles, responsibilities, and expectations
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance, risk management, and safety frameworks including NSQHS Standards, AHPRA standards, and organisational policies
• Lead or support change management initiatives to improve service delivery, patient flow, or integration across the care continuum

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse with current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration.
• Minimum five years post-registration nursing experience in diverse healthcare settings (acute, sub-acute, or community).
• Demonstrated experience and competence in clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management, and accreditation/compliance processes
• Knowledge of regional after-hospital and community services.
• Demonstrated supervisory/leadership experience (NUM/Team Leader) in post-acute care, community nursing, discharge planning, sub-acute or integrated care (desirable)
• Post-graduate qualification (or working toward) in nursing, health services management, community health or related field (desirable).
• Experience with virtual care, telehealth, or remote-monitoring technologies (desirable).
• Proficiency in relevant systems (e.g., OPAL, UNITI, RIMS, Microsoft Teams) and understanding of healthcare funding streams (desirable).

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here. 

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact William Ho, Manager - Hospital Without Walls on 0447285093 / william.ho@gh.org.au for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled. 

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About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.