Manager, Newborn Hearing Screening Program

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Newborn Screening Program, Allied Health and Aboriginal Liaison, North Adelaide
• Salary - Multi Classification

• First Classification - AHP4 - Allied Health Professional L4 - $112,625 to $122,610
• Second Classification - RN/M4 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 4 - $128,327 to $133,758
• Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 28 Mar 2025)

On top of this, as an employee of Women's and Children's Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit.
Overview
The Women's & Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA's largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
The Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Newborn Hearing Screening Program team as Manager Statewide Newborn Hearing Screening Program in a full time capacity, until 28 March 2025.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, Allied Health, the Manager Newborn Hearing Screening will provide leadership and strategic direction to the South Australian Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP).
In this role you will:

• Coordinate the South Australian Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) for all infants born in public and private South Australian Hospitals, including those that require follow-up
• Manage all aspects of operational, strategic, service development, human, financial and physical resources allocated to the NHSP
• Monitor and manage NHSP performance and reports on performance against agreed indicators to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide high-level expert advice, professional leadership and advocacy at a state and national level on Newborn Hearing Screening policy issues and national benchmarks

About You
To be eligible you must:

• have an Appropriate degree or equivalent AHP qualification which gives eligibility for full Association membership with the appropriate registration board or association / society of Australia. Or
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate; or
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated strategic thinking and leadership skills to lead and motivate internal and external stakeholders through complex challenges and uncertainty to achieve effecting Hearing Screening outcomes.
If you have demonstrated experience in analysing and interpreting data with high-level attention to detail, and you have a comprehensive knowledge of neonatal Hearing Screening, then this role is for you.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through arrangements.
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 859622
Enquiries
Bianca Liersch - Manager Newborn Screening Program
Phone: 0437320949
E-mail: bianca.liersch@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Sunday 24th March 2024 - 11.55PM
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Advertised: 08 Mar 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 24 Mar 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
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