Team Leader - Community Geriatrics

SA Health

  • Adelaide, SA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Repat Health Precinct ( Daw Park ) - Community Geriatric Service
  • Salary $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3 , $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN3
  • Fulltime - Ongoing position available for either role RN3 or AHP3
Transform Lives as Community Geriatrics Team Leader | Lead Innovation in Aged Care | SALHNJoin South Australia's largest healthcare network as Team Leader - Community Geriatrics and lead a passionate multidisciplinary team delivering life-changing care to older adults in their own homes. This exciting full-time, ongoing opportunity offers exceptional career growth within SA Health's innovative, supportive environment of over 45,000 healthcare professionals. Make a meaningful impact on community healthcare while advancing your leadership career in geriatric care excellence.About the role:GEM@Home is a geriatrician-led multidisciplinary service, offering care to the older person, with complex medical, functional and or psychosocial needs, in their own home. Community Geriatrics provides short-term case management to prevent hospital admissions, through the delivery of care in the home environment.Reporting Operationally to the Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:
  • Providing services to community-dwelling patients via multiple modalities, including but not limited to face-to-face and Telehealth
  • Be required in a multidisciplinary primary health care setting to apply clinical expertise to assess clients, select and implement different therapeutic interventions and/or support programs, and evaluate patient/client progress
  • Linking clients and carers with relevant community resources and services
  • Communicating with the client's family, carers and other service providers
  • Providing leadership to the Community Geriatrics team, including supporting recruitment, performance management and development, rostering, allocating tasks, and other human resource management
  • Mentoring and supporting other professional members of the team
About you:
  • Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full-time equivalent, post-registration experience or an Allied Health professional holding an appropriate degree level qualification and membership (or eligibility for membership) with the relevant professional association, and or registration with the relevant Board
  • Experience in the supervision of students, and less experienced staff
  • Effective leadership skills, including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
  • Clinical experience as a senior practitioner within a subacute setting, including clinical experience with complex patients
  • Recent experience working in a specialist geriatric unit
The attached role description currently under review and may be adjusted prior to appointment. All applicants will be provided with the finalised role description.This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.Please note that this position is multi-classed as either a AHP3 or RN3 and classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.Want To Know More? Contact: Shane Mooar, Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, 0481 055 638,Application Closing Date: 11.55pm Thursday 11th September 2025Attachments:Applicant Information:
  • We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click
to find out more about salary packaging. * The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
  • Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
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