Senior Clinician - Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. 

We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network. 

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Help shape a new aged care triage service supporting older people across the Vic 2 Region. 

About the Role 

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced clinician to join Monash Health’s Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) as a Senior Clinician, as we lead delivery of the Vic 2 Region Single Assessment Service (SAS). 

This is an opportunity to join at the beginning of something new, the establishment of a new triage service. We are growing our workforce, creating a new multidisciplinary team focused on making aged care assessment simpler, more accessible and more consistent for older people. As Senior Clinician, you’ll provide clinical and operational leadership across triage, assessments and reviews, supporting our multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, consistent care. 

Your role will include: 

• Providing senior clinical guidance and supporting complex decision-making.
• Supporting the establishment and development of the new triage service.
• Providing supervision, mentoring and professional support to clinicians.
• Supporting orientation, education and capability development.
• Leading quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Building strong partnerships across health, community and aged care services.
• Supporting person-centred practice focused on dignity, choice, independence and reablement. 

You may also maintain a clinical caseload where complex care needs, joint assessments or senior clinical expertise are required. Flexible and remote working opportunities are available, alongside the operational requirements of the service. 

This position is open to Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy & Nursing disciplines.  

About You 

You’re an experienced clinician with strong clinical judgement and a genuine interest in developing people and improving services. You’ll enjoy working in an evolving environment where your ideas, experience and leadership can help shape how a new service operates. You will bring: 

• Significant experience in aged care, community health, rehabilitation, gerontology and/or complex care.
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning and care-planning capabilities.
• Experience providing clinical leadership, supervision or mentoring.
• An understanding of person-centred care, wellness and enablement.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills. 

Qualification & licence requirements are as per the supportive documentation below.  

Why Join Monash Health? 

This is an opportunity to do more than step into a Senior Clinician position. It’s an opportunity to help build something that will make a real difference to how older people and their families experience aged care. Help us build the team, establish a new triage service and shape how aged care assessment is delivered across the Vic 2 Region. 

Your clinical expertise and leadership will help create a service where older people feel heard, understood and supported to make choices about their care – with the right support to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. 

Join us and help make navigating aged care simpler, more connected and more human. 

Our Culture and Values 

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement. Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. 

You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. 

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.