The Opportunity

A rewarding opportunity to be involved in a Dementia Centre initiative looking to support people living with dementia who are transitioning from hospital settings back to their homes or into residential care. This role offers the chance for professional growth and exposure to a new project, making it a perfect fit for those looking to advance their career.

The Role

The Regional Manager ensures that the Dementia Support Australia (DSA) service is tailored to the needs of individual clients and ensures the service delivers on its key performance indicators. This role is offered as a Permanent/ Temporary position up until June2028 working out of a DSA office location.

Responsibilities

- Provide professional, capable and aligned leadership for the DSA service utilising HammondCare’s Mission and Mission In Action.
- Establish and maintain clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management systems as part of a national team, with a local and borderless service delivery ethos.
- Ensure the service meets its administrative, financial, risk and quality and reporting goals of the DSA program through a team-based approach.
- Significant stakeholder engagement during start up and ongoing with key stakeholders in State Government, the aged care sector and acute care sector leadership teams to provide details on the program, ensuring smooth partnerships for service delivery, problem solving as needed and ongoing engagement during program delivery.
- Supporting Team Leaders to manage stakeholder engagement at the service level through local management in aged care and hospital settings.
- Support the National Program Manager, Team Leaders and Clinical Lead to develop strategic plans for each State and be part of the solution to continuous improvement of service delivery.
- Manage and motivate the service delivery team and ensure they are service and missionally aligned Leadership on the utilisation of data management and reporting systems and ICT platforms to support and enhance service delivery.
- Provide high levels of service quality through clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management role modelling.




- Support the National Management structure to provide line management and clinical governance to DSA.

What do we need from you?

- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action.
- Tertiary qualifications in Nursing / Allied Health or a Health-related degree.
- Desirable evidence of study and or qualifications in dementia.
- Eligibility for registration as a Health Practitioner in Australia (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated high level experience and knowledge in supporting older people and carers living with dementia, with particular emphasis on psycho-social approaches to case management.
- Previous experience working at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary or multi-site environment including budgeting skills, systems thinking, IT systems experience.
- Strong ability to manage, motivate and develop a team and effectively work with other staff.
- Willingness to travel intra and interstate. Given this program is in start up phase, this could involve travel away every month.
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- High level communication and interpersonal skills, particularly between industry and government.
- Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Valuable customer management skills for delivery of services to HammondCare and external customers.
- Strong administrative and computer skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Empathy and patience.

Benefits

For more info on DSA, check out our website: https://www.dementia.com.au/

DSA is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion.



We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. Make a difference every day to the lives of older Australians in need by joining the team at HammondCare. We provide expert aged care, home care, dementia care and palliative care for older people, regardless of circumstances, beliefs, background or financial situation, led by our not-for-profit, Christian foundations and backed by research and clinical expertise. We’ve been caring for people for over 90 years, recruiting and developing passionate team members who can support older people through some of life’s most difficult circumstances. Whether it’s in our creative residences, our hospitals, or at home, from the most complex situations to just offering a little help, we bring the same skill, experience and compassion to all we do. It's not just care, it's HammondCare. We recognise and celebrate individuals who go above and beyond in their work. Our Mission in Action Awards honour outstanding contributions, while our Service Awards acknowledge the dedication of employees who have been with us for many years. Frontline team members benefit from training in our industry-leading care model, as well as specialised courses in dementia and palliative care. We also offer generous scholarships for higher education, along with programs designed to develop leadership and management skills.

Plus, enjoy a $1,000 bonus for successful employee referrals. As a registered charity, we offer salary packaging that allows you to have up to $15,900 of your income tax free, along with the ability to spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals, and entertainment, all tax free. Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay with these fantastic benefits! Enhance your wellbeing with Fitness Passport, offering discounted access for you and your family to local gyms, pools, and fitness centres. When you need additional support, our Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential counselling sessions, ensuring you have the resources to thrive.

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📌 Regional Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 HammondCare
📍 Melbourne