Lead strategic initiatives, strengthen multidisciplinary partnerships and drive excellence in Allied Health education, research and clinical service delivery.

This is a Permanent Full Time position. Part time and job share may be considered.

VCID No. 752926

About the Role

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is seeking a values driven leader to join our team as Deputy Director Allied Health. This is an exciting opportunity to help to shape strategic priorities and strengthen sustainable, integrated Allied Health services in alignment with the vision and priorities of Perth Children’s Hospital and Neonatology, CAHS and WA Health.

Working in close partnership with the Director of Allied Health Services, Heads of Department, executive stakeholders and multidisciplinary partners, you will play a key role in translating strategy into meaningful outcomes and fostering our culture of multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Key priorities include the planning, development and evaluation of specialist paediatric Allied Health services, advancing the Child Safeguarding agenda, and supporting the evolution of the Statewide Newborn Hearing Service to meet revised national guidelines.

Another key focus of the role is to lead the Allied Health Education team and advance education and research across CAHS. You will oversee clinical student placement partnerships with universities, strengthen research capability and foster a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation. Through education, mentorship and the translation of evidence into clinical practice, you will support the ongoing development of the Allied Health workforce and contribute to improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Your ability to combine strategic vision with strong operational leadership, build trusted relationships and bring diverse teams together around shared priorities will be key to success in this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership and governance across Allied Health workforce, financial and material resources, education, research and service improvement.
• Leading the preparation and oversight of Directorate reporting, including annual reports, budget estimates, submissions and responses to ministerial requests.
• Ensuring resources are effectively planned and managed to support organisational priorities, service sustainability and high-quality patient care.
• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with health services, universities, research institutions and other key stakeholders to advance education, research, innovation and evidence-based care.
• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of Allied Health research across CAHS, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and fostering a culture of research excellence and continuous improvement.
• Representing CAHS at state and inter-organisational forums, providing expert advice and strategic input to inform WA Health policy, research priorities and service planning.

About You

If you have expert knowledge of Allied Health practice, and experience leading and managing resources within a complex multi-disciplinary environment we encourage you to apply.

A tertiary qualification in a relevant Allied Health profession and eligibility for registration or membership with the relevant professional body is required for this role.

How to Apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

• A statement addressing selection criteria 1, 2, 7 as per the Job Description Form in 2 – 3 pages maximum.
• A current curriculum vita demonstrating appropriate education, training, qualifications, experience and level of competency.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report. (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Within the application system you will be presented with the following question. Please review the Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form carefully when preparing your response.  This question allows you to showcase your relevant skills and experiences in detail, with a generous word limit of 500 words for your response. 

1. Describe a significant strategic initiative or service improvement you have led in a complex, multidisciplinary health environment.

In your response, explain how you evaluated the outcomes and how your approach contributed to improved service delivery, organisational performance or patient and family outcomes.

Your response will be assessed against Essential Criteria 2, 4, 5 and 9 from the Job Description Form.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form. 

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Rachel Resuggan (Director Allied Health) on 08 6456 8855 or Rachel.Resuggan@health.wa.gov.au with any queries relating to this position.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. 

Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within CAHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview.

You can reach the team via CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.