Senior Manager – Alcohol and Drug Services in Canberra

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. Flexible working conditions. Access to Employee Assistance Program. Access to onsite Physiotherapists. Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced and collaborative clinical leader with excellent organisational, communication, and decision-making skills to join Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS). Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), part of Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS), delivers contemporary, evidence-based care guided by harm reduction principles.

In this key leadership role, you will oversee community-based and allied health services, lead and support managers and clinicians, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, accessible services that meet the needs of the ACT community. You will be responsible for strategic and operational leadership, workforce management, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and driving service improvement initiatives across a range of clinical settings.

The successful applicant will be an influential and resilient leader with strong clinical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster collaborative relationships across health, government, and community sectors. You will have a proven track record of leading teams, managing complex service environments, and delivering positive outcomes for consumers experiencing substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges.

To be considered, you will have at least seven years' post-qualification experience in a relevant clinical field, demonstrated experience in staff leadership and management, and a current driver's licence.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

This is a permanent position. Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.