Manager - Integrated Care (524242)

The Role

The Manger, Integrated Care provides coordination and management of the Secondary Triage service for Ambulance Tasmania and is responsible for providing leadership and direction in the development and management of Integrated Care initiatives in Ambulance Tasmania (AT).

• Provide strategic and operational planning advice and recommendations to inform the development of Integrated Care initiatives in AT, including secondary triage and Extended Care Paramedics (ECPs).
• Liaise and collaborate with hospitals, emergency services and other health and community care providers to establish and formalise service delivery arrangements for the provision of alternative referral pathways for low-acuity patients to better meet the medical care needs of patient cohorts, such as aged care and mental health patients.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring clinical determinants, protocols, guidelines, and practice standards for secondary triage and other Integrated Care initiatives.
• Develop policies, procedures, guidelines, clinical determinants and practice standards for Integrated Care initiatives, in accordance with the clinical governance for AT’s Secondary Triage.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours may 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

$146,161 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Ambulance Tasmania Agreement 2022

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia.
• Holds a Bachelor of Paramedic Science or other qualification approved by the service and relevant work experience with additional qualification/s in management or equivalent.

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Current Driver’s Licence.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

Applicant Guide

For More Information

Tim Makrides PhD
Executive Director, Clinical Services 
Ambulance Tasmania 
M: 0477 554 ***

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