Program Manager GEM
SA Health
Job reference: 952742 Location: 5255 - STRATHALBYN Job status: Short Term Contract Eligibility: Open to Everyone
This is a multi-classed position, suitable for either a Registered Nurse Level 3 or Allied Health Professional Level 3. Appointment to this position will commensurate with the applicant's level of professional experience, demonstrated competence, and capacity to perform with increasing independence, clinical judgement, and complexity of practice as outlined in the role requirements.
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING? Join us in this unique multi-class leadership opportunity at Strathalbyn & District Health Service, where you will combine advanced clinical expertise in geriatric rehabilitation with program leadership and service development. As the Program Manager GEM Service, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and leading multidisciplinary care for older people, driving quality, safety, and patient outcomes across the service. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will provide clinical leadership, oversee the delivery and growth of the GEM program, support education and workforce development, and foster strong partnerships across local and metropolitan health services. This rewarding position offers the opportunity to influence service improvement, develop team capability, and make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of older people while working in a supportive regional healthcare environment.
WHO WE ARE The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (position based in Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK Strathalbyn is a charming historic town in South Australia, located along the picturesque Angas River and known for its well-preserved heritage streetscapes. The town features beautiful stone buildings, boutique shops, galleries, and cafes, giving it a relaxed village feel with a strong sense of history and community. A popular destination for day trips and weekend visitors, Strathalbyn is especially known for its antique stores, riverside walks, and scenic parks. Its location near the Fleurieu Peninsula also makes it an ideal base to explore nearby wineries, coastal towns, and natural attractions. Discover Strathalbyn
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WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN? At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS? Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.
NEED TO RELOCATE? Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/
HELP IS HERE! Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 952742), or reach out to Adam Caruana, Restoritive Aged Care Lead on phone: 0466 585 251 or via E-mail: [email protected] To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines
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Applications close: 12/11/2026 11:55 PM Flexibility Statement
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