Director Queensland Health Victim Support Service

1 month ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

About the role
Temporary 12 month opportunity to provide high level strategic direction, operational and clinical leadership of all aspects of a state-wide team of Allied Health Practitioners supporting victims of personal violence crime and their families where the person charged has a mental illness and or intellectual disability and is diverted to the forensic mental health and forensic disability systems
About you
- Leading a high performing team of clinicians providing authoritative judgement and advice on clinical issues and the mitigation of risks within a trauma informed care framework as required in the delivery of services to victims of serious personal violence crime and their families.
- Lead the team to actively promote continuous reflection, professional development to meet service delivery standards, cultural competency, and behaviours consistent with Metro North Health Values, strategic direction and policies.
- Provide high level leadership, strategic direction, planning, advocacy, and accountability for the state-wide delivery of complex support services to victims of personal violence crime where the person charged has a serious mental illness and or intellectual disability and is diverted to the forensic mental health system and forensic disability systems.

Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
- Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
- 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

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