An exciting opportunity exists for an Improvement and Implementation Lead. The Improvement and Implementation Lead is responsible for driving strategic improvements within Mental Health and Specialised Services at Sunshine Coast Health Service. This role partners with consumers, teams, managers, and executives to lead initiatives that enhance services and patient outcomes. By using contemporary improvement methodologies, the Lead will evaluate services and implement systems to ensure solutions are equitable, responsive, and tailored to the needs of different clinical specialties.

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An exciting opportunity exists for an Improvement and Implementation Lead. The Improvement and Implementation Lead is responsible for driving strategic improvements within Mental Health and Specialised Services at Sunshine Coast Health Service. This role partners with consumers, teams, managers, and executives to lead initiatives that enhance services and patient outcomes. By using contemporary improvement methodologies, the Lead will evaluate services and implement systems to ensure solutions are equitable, responsive, and tailored to the needs of different clinical specialties.

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate strategic service developments within Mental Health and Specialised Services, incorporating innovative and evidence-based models of service delivery.
• Identifies, implements, and evaluates improvement initiatives, such as models of care, service provision, workflows, and processes.
• Integrate the concept of co-design into practice by encouraging co-design of practices, programs and their implementation. Work directly with clinicians and consumers to implementation improved practices, tools, resources and models through consumers and others who have lived healthcare experience.
• Work with clinicians to develop tools, resources, and models of care informed by consumers and those with lived healthcare experience.

Remuneration value up to $172 615 p.a., comprising salary rates: $73.12 - $76.30 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP5) or Remuneration value up to $164 212 p.a., comprising salary rates: $66.85 - $72.58 p.h.,  employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) or Remuneration value up to $166 569 p.a., comprising salary rates: $68.60 - $73.62 p.h.,  employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO7) (part time position available, 45.6 hrs p.f.). Applications will remain current for 12 months / the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered). 

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers .

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/  .

Further information

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

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Documents

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

• SC650950-RD-A07 (PDF, 418KB)
  Role Description
  
  SC650950-RD-HP5 (PDF, 772KB)
  Role Description
  
  SC650950-RD-NG7 (PDF, 458KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants