At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and innovate child and youth mental health services for families.
- Company: Children's Health Queensland, a leader in paediatric healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional growth, wellness programs, and work-life balance.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusive practices and community wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and young people.
- Qualifications: Experience in clinical child and adolescent psychiatry and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
About the Role In this role you will create systems to sustain high quality delivery for children, young people and families (Leader of Leaders) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values.
Your contribution will include: Work in close collaboration with the Program Manager, Community Teams, CYMHS to develop high functioning, evidence informed community -based child and youth mental health services across CHQ HHS.
Lead and provide high quality clinical child and adolescent psychiatry management and clinical oversight as part of a multidisciplinary team across CHQ HHS, or as directed by the Medical Director, CYMHS CHQ HHS.
Provide and ensure that training and supervision of junior staff is consistent with the requirements of CHQ HHS and relevant professional and regulatory bodies.
Lead and manage community-based CYMHS consultant medical staff, using contemporary human resource practices and in line with the requirements of CHQ HHS and relevant professional and regulatory bodies.
Implement the CHQ HHS Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Strategy as it applies to mental health services Provide ethical decision making and effective management and communication in the achievement of CYMHS organisational goals, ensuring issues are resolved effectively and in a timely manner.
Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resources management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety, and ethical behaviour.
Develop a positive culture within CYMHS which encourages and recognises high performance, builds leadership capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.
Explore innovative ways to improve value for money services that benchmarks with like services across Australia and drives transparency of performance and productivity.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion.
CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSSCome and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including: Opportunities for professional growth and development Competitive renumeration Annual pay increases12.75% employer superannuation contribution17.5% annual leave loading Salary packaging Employee wellness and assistance program Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
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