What Your Day Could Look Like
As Assistant Director (Clinical), you'll help shape how physiotherapy care is delivered across the service, supporting clinicians, strengthening governance, and improving outcomes for patients and communities throughout the region. From solving complex clinical challenges to guiding strategic change, your work will be felt well beyond a single service or setting.
Every Day, You'll Contribute By
* Delivering advanced clinical expertise and guidance that improves care quality and complex decision‐making
* Coaching, supporting and building capability across physiotherapy and allied health teams
* Partnering with leaders to strengthen clinical governance, standards and service design
* Leading improvement initiatives that drive safer, smarter and more connected care
Let's talk about you!
You're a confident, thoughtful leader who brings both clinical excellence and genuine care to your work. You see the bigger picture, support others to grow, and step into complexity with clarity and courage. What will make you proud is knowing your leadership lifts practice standards, strengthens teams, and creates better experiences for patients and clinicians alike. You're here to make a meaningful difference, grounded in compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage.
Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role
* Full registration as a Physiotherapist with recognised eligibility to practise
* Advanced clinical experience with the judgement to handle complex and novel situations
* Strong leadership, communication and change capability within healthcare environments
You'll stand out from the crowd if you bring experience in regional services, service development, research, or postgraduate study.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
* Maximise your take‐home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
* Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
* Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
* Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration
* Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport
For a full list of benefits, visit Darling Downs Health Benefits.
Occupational group
Health – Allied Health/Clinical Support
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