Summary
Exciting opportunities available now with the
Townsville Hospital and Health Service .
About the work unit / facility
Eat Walk Engage (EWE) is a patient-centred care program designed to prevent delirium and promote high quality acute care for older hospital inpatients. The program uses an evidence-based implementation framework to embed sustainable change in practice. EWE is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary program. The program significantly reduces delirium and promotes recovery in acute care wards. This structured program helps patients, family and staff to provide:
* Optimal nutrition and hydration (Eat)
* Early and regular mobility (Walk)
* Engagement in meaningful cognitive and social activities (Engage)
Eat Walk Engage is helping hospitals become more older-person friendly by supporting local leadership, education and training and environmental redesign.
Competitive salary and benefits:
We offer attractive remuneration packages and generous leave entitlements.
* Salary range: $73.12 - $76.30 p.h. (HP5)
* 4 to 6 weeks annual leave with 14%-17.5% loading
* 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
* Professional development allowance & leave
* Plus great Salary Packaging options to increase take-home pay.
About your opportunity
The purpose of this role is to provide leadership across Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) programs, initiatives and practices that reduce hospital‑acquired functional decline, minimise delirium and promote recovery in acute care wards. This includes leading the implementation of the Eat Walk Engage (EWE) program.
The role requires advanced expertise in clinical service delivery to prevent delirium and support high‑quality acute care for older people; strong project management and coordination skills; capability in education and training; and effective stakeholder engagement, liaison and negotiation at all levels.
This position is directly responsible for implementing Eat Walk Engage on a designated ward and providing day‑to‑day leadership of the local EWE program.
Requirements
Appointment to this position requires proof of tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology or Dietetics, and current registration or membership with the appropriate professional authority.
Highly desirable
A postgraduate qualification in the care of older people.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!
Enquiries: Michelle Watson on (07) 4433 2***.
Apply ONLINE: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV676511
Applications close: 09/03/2026
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.