Ready to take on a new challenge and grow your career? 2x exciting opportunities are now available within the Department of Health, where you’ll lead statewide teams advancing equity and excellence in healthcare and drive initiatives that improve outcomes for all Queenslanders. Join a high impact team with the support and momentum to take your career further.

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What you'll do

As the Manager of the Healthcare Improvement Unit you will lead multidisciplinary teams and partner with stakeholders statewide to drive impactful healthcare improvement, manage complex programs and priorities, provide high‑level strategic advice, champion best practice models of care and ensure safe, high quality, value aligned service delivery while effectively managing people, resources and relationships across the system.

About you

We are searching for someone who:

• Can demonstrate strong communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills. With the ability to influence stakeholders and lead staff across the healthcare sector.
• Has extensive experience delivering complex statewide healthcare projects, producing high level executive and ministerial correspondence and providing strategic evidence based advice.
• With a proven capability in project and program management including analysis, problem solving, schedule development and effective teamwork to achieve outcomes within tight constraints.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

• 38 hour full time work week
• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions. 

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Further information

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

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).

Documents

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

• CEQ681318- Manager A08- Role Description (PDF)
  
  DoH Applicant Pack (PDF)