Title:  Social Work/Acute Medicine Allied Health Manager

Social Work / Acute Medicine Allied Health Manager 

• Part-time 24 hours a week | Enjoy stability in an ongoing role
• Grade 5 opportunity | Exciting new opportunity for profession leadership
• Uphold, enable, and advance standards of practice & workforce strategies

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

As part of the Clinical Services Realignment, we have an exciting new opportunity for a grade 5 Social Worker, based at the Angliss Hosptial!

The Social Work/Acute Medicine Allied Health Manager at Eastern Health plays a pivotal role in supporting and optimising clinical teams and services by upholding, enabling, and advancing standards of practice and workforce strategies across Social Work and for allied health professionals, assistants, and administrative staff within the Acute Medicine program.

Working in close partnership with the allocated Program DDO (Allied Health) and the Director of Social Work, the Manager leads and coordinates professional, clinical, and operational governance priorities. They contribute to broader program, professional, and organisational strategies that align with Eastern Health’s commitment to “Healthier Together,” the 2024–2026 Allied Health Directions Plan, and the Eastern Health Strategic Plan.

The Manager represents both the program and profession across a range of stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and promoting excellence and innovation throughout the organisation. They are also responsible for driving and enabling safety, quality, and risk management, as well as overseeing financial and activity performance within their areas of accountability.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and change management skills.
• Clinical qualification and registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or relevant professional registration body.
• Experience in operational management of health professionals and demonstration of contribution to novel workforce models to deliver excellence in health service provision.
• Demonstrated professional and operational management experience in healthcare and multi-disciplinary models of care.
• Clinical experience in leadership of allied health services and knowledge of relevant legislation, policy directions, strategic documents, service issues and funding models – particularly acute and sub-acute bed-based and outpatient models.
• Robust understanding of the role and mechanisms of professional governance in patient and staff safety as well as service delivery, service optimisation and workforce modelling.
• Post-graduate qualifications in management or other appropriate field (desirable).
• Demonstrated ability to develop and successfully implement creative solutions to complex systemic and organisational problems.
• Experience in healthcare finance and budget management.
• Experience in health industry workforce and industrial systems.
• Experience in successfully working with health care professionals and senior health service leaders.
• Ability to lead high performing teams and individuals and address underperformance issues as they arise.
• Current driver's licence.

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program 
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 
• Study and professional development leave 
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance 
• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones 
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers 
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 
• Cafes at all of our Hospitals 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

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Contact Person: Belinda Ross

Phone number: 0407 831 082 

Email: belinda.ross@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 16/03/2026

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process!

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day