Principal Project Officer, Queensland Health

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Take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity within Clinical Excellence Queensland. Lead, manage and undertake state-wide quality and safety, clinical governance, and designated projects and/or project activities to enable the timely and effective delivery of complex and sensitive state-wide initiatives to improve consumer outcomes and quality of care in mental health alcohol and other drugs services.

What you'll do

• Liaise, consult, and develop partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders including the Department of Health, Hospital and Health Services, other government departments, professional groups, people with a lived experience, consumers, families, carers, and community organisations.
• Provide timely advice and guidance to stakeholders and senior management on specific issues relating to the provision of safe and quality care in mental health alcohol and other drugs services.
• Prepare high level briefing documents, submissions, correspondence, and reports to enable the provision of strategic advice to the Department Executive, Minister's office, other government departments and key stakeholders.
• Represent the Clinical Governance Unit and Office of the Chief Psychiatrist as required on state-wide committees to develop effective, innovative, and strategic health service responses to the needs of people with mental health and substance use disorders.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• Understanding of the mental health alcohol and other drugs service system, including the complex interrelationships within the government, non-government and private sectors, and relevant policy, legislation and clinical practice issues relating to the care, and health and wellbeing, of people living with mental illness, substance use disorders and suicidality.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, management and implementation of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement or continuous clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, managing and implementing complex system-wide and/or state-wide projects that are time-critical and achieve expected deliverables.
• Demonstrated high-level analytical, policy and data interpretation and evaluation skills including the ability to integrate multiple related activities to achieve deliverables and outcomes.

Why work with us?

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

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading
• 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.
• 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.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.

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Government & Defence More than 10,000 employees

Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being.

Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.

Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being.

Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.

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