Drive evidence-based change that improves lives across Queensland’s mental health and addiction services.

Shape the Future of Mental Health Research and Innovation. Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services is seeking an experienced research leader to drive innovation, evaluation and continuous improvement across one of Queensland’s leading public health services. This role offers the opportunity to influence policy, practice and service delivery while strengthening research capability across a multidisciplinary environment.

Job details

Your new role:

This senior leadership position will work closely with the MSAMHS Executive Director, Executive Leadership Team, and key research and clinical stakeholders to advance research excellence, evidence translation, and continuous improvement initiatives across the service.

• Lead strategic research, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives that strengthen evidence-based practice across mental health and alcohol and other drug services.
• Build and foster partnerships with universities, funding bodies, and internal stakeholders to grow research capability, grant success, and collaborative innovation.
• Provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders and committees on research translation, service improvement, and contemporary models of care.

About you:

You are a collaborative and influential research professional with a passion for improving health outcomes through innovation, evidence, and strong stakeholder engagement.

• Proven experience leading complex research, evaluation, or continuous improvement programs within healthcare, mental health, or allied health environments.
• Strong leadership and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage clinicians, executives, universities, funding bodies, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in an eligible health profession, with postgraduate research qualifications and professional registration/membership within Australia.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

 INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06683978 Role Description1.1 (1.Pdf)