Lead, manage and undertake state-wide quality and safety, clinical governance, and designated projects and/or project activities to enable the timely and effective delivery of complex and sensitive state-wide initiatives to improve consumer outcomes and quality of care in mental health alcohol and other drugs services.

Job details

We have two permanent, flexible, full-time positions available for the right candidates. In these roles, you will liaise, consult, and develop partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, Hospital and Health Services, other government departments, professional groups, people with lived experience, consumers, families, carers, and community organisations.

Role fit

The essential requirements for this role are:

• Understanding of the mental health alcohol and other drugs service system, including the complex interrelationships within the government, non-government and private sectors, and relevant policy, legislation and clinical practice issues relating to the care, and health and wellbeing, of people living with mental illness, substance use disorders and suicidality.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, management and implementation of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement or continuous clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, managing and implementing complex system-wide and/or state-wide projects that are time-critical and achieve expected deliverables.
• Demonstrated high-level analytical, policy and data interpretation and evaluation skills including the ability to integrate multiple related activities to achieve deliverables and outcomes.
• Knowledge of national and state strategic directions, standards, guiding frameworks, legislation and safety priorities in mental health alcohol and other drugs service delivery and suicide prevention.
• Working knowledge of best practice healthcare improvement methodology, improvement science, organisational change management or other relevant improvement methodologies.
• High level negotiation, consultation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, and effective written communication skills, including ability to compile reports, briefings, project documentation, discussion papers and submissions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to cultivate productive working relationships, partnerships, and teamwork; and to negotiate outcomes and effectively represent the interests of the Department in dealings with stakeholders from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, particularly Hospital and Health Services.
• Ability to actively participate in an environment supporting contemporary human resource management practices, including equal employment opportunity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety, ethical behaviour, Public Sector Management Commission Standards, and associated Queensland Health policies.

Behavioural Competencies Required

We are all leaders in the Department of Health, regardless of role or classification level. The department is committed to leadership at all levels of our organisation, in this role you will be required to display the following leadership behaviours:

• Drives accountability and outcomes – Demonstrates careful planning and organisation to achieve results
• Makes insightful decisions – Gains insight into issues by analysing the available information in a critical manner
• Builds enduring relationships – Communicates in a clear, succinct, and deliberate manner, adjusting the message so that it resonates with different stakeholders
• Fosters health and inclusive workplaces - Demonstrates openness to diversity and supports practices that enable all individual to participate to their fullest ability.

How to apply

Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:

• A short-written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge, and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirements of the role.
• Your current CV or resume, including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years. It is preferable to include your current, immediate, or past supervisor.
• Late applications cannot be submitted online. For a late application to be considered, please arrange approval and submission via the contact person.
• Applications will remain current for 12 months or for the duration of the vacancy. Future vacancies of a temporary, full time and part time nature may also be filled through this recruitment process.
• Only those persons eligible to work in Australia may be employed by Queensland Health. Prospective employees are required to provide proof of identity and documentary evidence of their right to work in Australia.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Principal Project Officer RD AO7 (PDF, 232KB)
  Role Description
  
  QH Information for Applicants Sept 23 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants