Advanced Allied Health Geriatric Practitioner, Grade 4

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. 

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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as an Advanced Allied Health Geriatric Practitioner on a full-time 12-month, fixed-term contract, where you will have opportunity to work in Monash Health’s fast paced Emergency Departments across Dandenong and Monash Medical Centre Clayton (required to work some evening and weekend shifts).  

Are you looking to change work areas to lead innovative interdisciplinary care for geriatric patients within the Emergency Departments at Dandenong Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Clayton? 

If so, then a fantastic opportunity exists for enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Allied Health and Pharmacy professionals (Grade 4 Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Social Worker or Speech Pathologist) to join the Timely Emergency Care Collaborative (TECC) project team, working closely with the Emergency Department Care Coordinators and Geriatiricians. These two fixed term positions (for a maximum of 12 months, ending no later than June 2026) will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating Allied Health interventions targeting adults aged over 65 years, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People aged over 50 years aimed at minimising functional decline and frailty.

Key tasks will include:

• Working with the project team and clinical experts to develop and implment a targeted needs assesssment for patients who are at risk of functional decline / frailty
• Co-design a new Advanced Practice Trans-professional Geratric Allied Health Practitioner role
• Implement and evaluate the Advanced Practice Trans-professional Geratric Allied Health Practitioner role(s)

About Us:

Allied Health are an integral part of the dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing care across our Emergency Departments. As a valuable member of a wider team, we are committed to working with you to become your professional best. We offer clinical education sessions, training on the job and career progression to enable you to further develop your Clinical and Leadership skills.  

To see first-hand what our team of Allied Health professional think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at this short video.

About You:

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• Extensive experience in in the provision of care to older people to achieve best practice clinical standards, including complex systems navigation and discharge planning  
• Advanced knowledge in the application of evidence and theory to practice in the area of Gerontology 
• Leadership experience in innovative approaches to problem solving for individual consumers and/or service delivery 
• Experience working in a transdisciplinary Allied Health team, including experience performing interprofessional skills within endorsed scope of practice
• Previous experience working in an Emergency Department would be beneficial

On a personal level, you will demonstrate:  

• Advanced level of recognised clinical leadership experience in a gerontology services including service development and leading others through change  
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver safe, consumer focused care  
• Previous experience leading both formal research projects and quality improvement activities    

Mandatory requirements of the role: 

• A relevant tertiary qualification in the related Allied Health profession
• Current unconditional AHPRA registration (for Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists and Podiatrists)
• Post graduate qualification, or work towards, in the field of geriatric management is desired

In Return:

You’ll be joining Victoria’s largest healthcare network and be a part of: 

• An opportunity to develop your skills and diversify as a clinician 
• Flexible working arrangements  
• Join a team of supportive and highly experienced colleagues from diverse backgrounds  
• Access ongoing professional development  
• Make a positive contribution to every patient in your care 

We are a diverse team of passionate clinicians working in a supportive and flexible department with close links to our community and colleagues. We support career progression and professional development, with opportunities to grow your career in many different directions. We champion workplace wellbeing and provide a supportive team environment. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jane Carlin on 0400 580 377. 

Position Description documents can be found below:

• Pharmacist here.
• Dietitian here and here. 
• Occupational Therapy here and here. 
• Physiotherapist here and here. 
• Podiatrist here and here. 
• Social Worker here and here. 
• Speech Pathologist here and here. 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 28 April, 2025