The Team
Launceston General Hospital is the principal referral hospital for Northern Tasmania, providing a broad range of specialist services to the community.
Paediatric Outpatient Services is a dynamic, multidisciplinary and collaborative outpatient environment, delivering care to children and young people aged 0–18 years. The team works closely with internal and external partners across Women’s and Children’s Services and the broader community to support coordinated, family‑centred care.
The Role
As the Allied Health Lead – Paediatrics, you will provide day‑to‑day leadership and coordination of a multidisciplinary Allied Health outpatient team. Working closely with medical, nursing and administrative colleagues, you will help shape how services operate, support staff, and lead improvements that make a meaningful difference to patient care and service delivery.
In the role of Allied Health Lead - Paediatrics your responsibilities include:
- Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary Allied Health team in an outpatient setting
- Acting as a key point of contact between Allied Health, medical, nursing and administrative teams
- Managing day‑to‑day operational issues to support safe and efficient service delivery
- Supporting staff onboarding, orientation and ongoing development
- Using service data to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement
- Contributing to quality, safety and governance activities
- Leading or supporting service improvement and change initiatives
This role would suit senior Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Dietitians, Social Workers, Psychologists, or other Allied Health professionals who bring strong leadership capability, regardless of discipline background.
You Will Need
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Experience providing effective leadership across diverse multidisciplinary teams
- Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
- High‑level organisational, analytical and reporting capability
- The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes
- A commitment to child safety, quality improvement and values‑based leadership
Location: Launceston
Launceston offers a high quality of life alongside the benefits of working within a regional tertiary health service. The city provides:
Details of Appointment
Permanent, part time, day worker, position working 30.4 hours per fortnight commencing ASAP
*notwithstanding hours to 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: $123,717 to $134,336 pro rata per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Allowances:
- Please note that access to salaries beyond $130,900 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
- Satisfactory completion of an appropriate allied health course of study at a recognised tertiary institution, and registered with the relevant Board or, in the case of unregulated professions, eligible for membership of the relevant professional association.
- Current Working with Children Registration.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- A minimum of five years post graduate experience directly relevant to the duties of the position.
- Expertise in paediatric care; in particular, behavioural, or mental health.
- Holds, or working towards, post-graduate qualifications relevant to the position.
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:
- Conviction checks in the following areas:
- Crimes of violence
- sex related offences
- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty
- Identification check
- Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties and Function Statement, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.
Function Statement
Statement of Duties
Applicant Guide
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 detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Function Statement.
Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the 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.
For more information (Contact Officer)
Laura Karpeles
Position: A/Executive Director Allied Health
Phone: (03) 6777 6187
E-mail: laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au
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Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).
The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.
The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.