Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification HP8
Workplace Location Sunshine Coast
Job ad reference QLD/SC693358
Closing date 12-Oct-2026
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Contact person Gemma Turato
Contact details (07) 5202 0014
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We're excited to welcome an Executive Director Allied Health (EDAH) to our Executive team.

The EDAH is a key member of the Executive and is accountable for providing strategic clinical governance, strategic and workforce planning and authoritative allied health advice to the Executive and directorates / facilities in alignment with the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) and statewide strategic and national goals and initiatives.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The EDAH provides professional leadership and clinical governance for approx. 1300 FTE across the SCHHS. The position is also responsible for operational management of the acute and subacute allied health, administration and volunteer / spiritual care workforce (approx. 700 FTE).

As the qualified leader the EDAH will be responsible for ensuring that allied health services provided by the SCHHS operate in a safe, effective, efficient and interdisciplinary manner and are delivered to the highest professional and ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Manage an operating budget of approx. $98 million for the acute and subacute allied health sector (including administration workforce).
- Contribute to the broad strategic agenda of the organisation and its performance through membership of the Executive.
- Manage the overarching governance and management of the allied health acute and subacute workforce (including administration workforce) across the directorates and the facilities to ensure oversight of accountabilities, and performance against agreed strategies and in line with performance monitoring requirements.




- Develop and oversee the allied health professional and workforce plan and support the execution of processes that attract and retain the allied health workforce: recruitment, appointment, commencement, orientation, credentialing and defining scope of practice, rostering, ensuring adequate registration and compliance with relevant immigration policies to ensure workforce and clinical service continuity.
- Provide high level strategic, professional and operational leadership and support to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) to ensure patient safety and patient centred care is a fundamental focus of the health service through the development of robust processes to manage and mitigate clinical risk.

Remuneration value up to $285,166 p.a., comprising salary between $204,352 - $249,935 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP8). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
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As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;




- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging.

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