The Opportunity
This Team Leader role provides leadership and operational oversight across both the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) and the Hospital to Aged Care Dementia Support Program (HACDSP). The position is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team that supports people living with dementia, their families, carers, and healthcare providers through behaviour support, dementia care planning, and transitions between hospital and aged care settings. The Team Leader will promote high-quality service delivery, staff development, collaboration, and best-practice dementia care outcomes across both programs.
If you're passionate about leading a skilled team in dementia care and supporting our mission, apply now!
The Role
Apply your expertise in assessment and biopsychosocial approaches, implement practical, innovative and non-pharmacological strategies to prevent, minimise or respond to changes in behaviour related to dementia.
This role is offered as a Permanent / Temporary (up to June 2028) Full-time opportunity, based out of our Darwin office.
Responsibilities
- Understand and engage with HammondCare Mission in Action, Model of Care, Case Management Framework and practice guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Provision of professional and clinical leadership for team members
- Ensuring timely allocation of incoming referrals to the appropriate consultant in alignment with DSA KPI’s and Activity Work Plan.
- Responsible for office environments including safety, routine maintenance and functioning equipment and ICT.
- Oversees local use and maintenance of fleet vehicles including utilisation, electronic tracking and reporting.
- Responsible to delegated approvals for brokerage and travel, in line with financial delegation and HammondCare Policy.
- Ensure that the wellbeing and safety of team members is considered and proactively managed.
- With support of Regional Manager maintain local key stake holder relationships
- Provide regular reporting to Regional Manager on all staff performance, service quality, operational performances and issues.
- Recruit team members with appropriate skills for the specific roles being recruited for.
- Effectively manage customer complaints or challenging situations as they arise, with early notification to the Regional Manager, and to the Head of National Programs when needed.
- Work with Regional Manager to address incidents and feedback relating to the quality of the DSA Service
- Improving your own knowledge and skills as part of the Advisory Care & Partnerships team.
What do we need from you?
- Tertiary qualifications in Nursing/ Allied Health or health- related degree.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in supporting older people and carers living with dementia, with particular emphasis on psycho-social approaches to case management.
- Ability to manage and support a team of skilled professionals across multiple sites and locations.
- Displays strong customer service ethic and attitude
- Ability to work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- High level communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Good customer management skills for delivery of services to HammondCare and external customers
- Strong administrative and computer skills.
- A current Australian driver’s licence and willingness to travel intra and interstate
- Empathy and patience
Desirable:
- Eligibility for registration as a Health Practitioner in Australia
- Evidence of study and or qualifications in the area of dementia
- Knowledge of supporting older people and carers living with dementia
Application process:
Please include an updated resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the role and how your skills and experience aligned with the responsibilities of the role.
For more info on DSA, check out our website: https://www.dementia.com.au/
DSA is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.
