Allied Health Lead-Paediatrics (530006)

The Team

Launceston General Hospital is the principal referral hospital for Northern Tasmania, providing a broad range of specialist services to the community.

Paediatric Outpatient Services is a dynamic, multidisciplinary and collaborative outpatient environment, delivering care to children and young people aged 0–18 years. The team works closely with internal and external partners across Women’s and Children’s Services and the broader community to support coordinated, family‑centred care.

The Role

As the Allied Health Lead – Paediatrics, you will provide day‑to‑day leadership and coordination of a multidisciplinary Allied Health outpatient team. Working closely with medical, nursing and administrative colleagues, you will help shape how services operate, support staff, and lead improvements that make a meaningful difference to patient care and service delivery.

In the role of Allied Health Lead - Paediatrics your responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary Allied Health team in an outpatient setting
• Acting as a key point of contact between Allied Health, medical, nursing and administrative teams
• Managing day‑to‑day operational issues to support safe and efficient service delivery
• Supporting staff onboarding, orientation and ongoing development
• Using service data to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Contributing to quality, safety and governance activities
• Leading or supporting service improvement and change initiatives

This role would suit senior Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Dietitians, Social Workers, Psychologists, or other Allied Health professionals who bring strong leadership capability, regardless of discipline background.

You Will Need

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience providing effective leadership across diverse multidisciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
• High‑level organisational, analytical and reporting capability
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes
• A commitment to child safety, quality improvement and values‑based leadership

Location: Launceston

Launceston offers a high quality of life alongside the benefits of working within a regional tertiary health service. The city provides:

• Short commute times, supporting sustainable work–life balance
• Convenient access to natural environments including mountains, coastline and established wine regions
• Well suited to clinicians seeking balance between career development and lifestyle

Details of Appointment

Permanent, part time, day worker, position working 30.4 hours per fortnight commencing ASAP

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $123,717 to $134,336 pro rata per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

Allowances: 

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $130,900 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme 

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available: 

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Satisfactory completion of an appropriate allied health course of study at a recognised tertiary institution, and r