Ambulatory Care Manager

Position Title: Ambulatory Care Manager                       

Classification: Dependent on Qualifications & Experience                          

Salary per hour:  Dependent on Qualifications & Experience      

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract full-time from 8^th September 2025 until 10^th February 2026

Award: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise agreement 2021-2026

 

Role description

Dhelkaya Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join our Senior Leadership team as the Ambulatory Care Manager to support leave backfill for a fixed term period. This key leadership role sits within the Continuing Care Directorate and is responsible for the strategic and operational management of a range of multidisciplinary services that support patients transitioning from hospital to outpatient and home-based care.

As Ambulatory Care Manager, you will lead the delivery of our outpatient rehabilitation programs, specialist clinics, and community-based exercise and wellbeing services. These programs are designed to restore function, promote independence, and support self-management of sub-acute and chronic conditions.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring the provision of safe, evidence-based, person-centred care that is accessible onsite, in the community, and through home outreach. You'll work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to coordinate care, optimise resources, and ensure a seamless patient journey.

We are looking for a leader with a strong background in health service delivery and a passion for value-based care. You will be committed to achieving excellent health outcomes, enhancing the consumer experience, and supporting a positive and engaged workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary ambulatory care services
• Ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient delivery of rehabilitation and restorative programs
• Promote evidence-informed practice and patient-centred care
• Oversee services across multiple settings: hospital outpatient, community, and in-home
• Collaborate across programs and with external partners to ensure integrated care delivery
• Drive continuous improvement in service delivery, outcomes, and staff experience

About you

• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant health or community services discipline with the relevant registrations including current AHPRA registration
• Minimum of 10 years' experience working professionally in a relevant clinical area
• Current valid drivers' licence

 

Culture and Benefits

Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy. 

Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.

From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:

• Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work. 
• Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more. 
• Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
• Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
• Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
• Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.

https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/

*All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.

 

Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together – we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services.  We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

 

For further information about this position, please contact Jane Pinnuck – Director of Continuing Care on 0401600911

 

How to apply

Click here to apply for this role. Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.