Manager, Learning Health Network, Mental Health

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The Manager, Mental Health Improvement Program, will have operational and strategic responsibility for the Mental Health Learning Health Network. The position is required to ensure the program identifies best practices, safe and high-quality care, empowers and supports the workforce within the mental health system to continuously improve and for the LHN to be a vehicle to scale and spread best practice and improvement in mental health care for people and their families, carers and supporters.
You will operate in a complex and demanding environment, requiring capacity to exercise sound judgement, liaise effectively with senior executives and clinicians, and build relationships with key people. You will work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and operate with a high level of professionalism, initiative and collaboration, supporting the SCV mission and strategic plan.
The position reports to the Director, Mental Health Improvement.
Accountabilities
- Strategically design and develop the delivery of Safer Care Victoria objectives that impact significant localised service delivery and meet statewide agency, departmental and government objectives and community expectations.
- Maintain an understanding of issues impacting Safer Care Victoria's stakeholders and investigate and lead critical projects that develop and review policies, professional standards and operating practices that enhance service delivery, budget effectiveness, efficiency and improved client outcomes.
- Forge strong connections across the department and with external stakeholders to facilitate a partnership approach.
- Identify and actively manage emerging issues and areas of risk for government, department and the community.
- Work with senior management to set and achieve key performance indicators and standards.
- Effectively manage and provide leadership to a team of employees by:
(a) leading and supporting individuals to achieve their potential and contribution to organisational goals and outcomes
(b) modelling behaviours integral to good people management and departmental values
(c) where relevant, managing and monitoring specific improvement objectives in annual improvement plans relating to the area of responsibility
(d) pro-actively building and maintaining positive relationships with peers and stakeholders across the organisation.
- Provide strategic thinking and future planning and oversee change management initiatives and integrated approaches to enhance compliance with Safer Care Victoria and department-wide policies.
- Provide timely expert advice and develop open and effective communication strategies including collection of highly complex, contentious or sensitive information on matters of staff or business.
- Represent the department on key government and non-government committees and bodies concerned with achieving government and departmental objectives.
- Lead and support activities across the health sector that focus on improving clinical practice and patient outcomes.
- Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's records, information security and privacy policies and requirements.
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate how the actions and outcomes of this role and work unit impact clients and the department's ability to deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, effective support and services.

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