Manager, Suicide Prevention

1 week ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

What you'll do
In this role you will manage the Suicide Prevention in Health Services team in the Clinical Governance Unit across priority programs and projects focused on supporting suicide prevention within the mental health, alcohol and other drugs service system. You will provide leadership in mental health alcohol and other drug strategy, planning and program /service development as it relates to suicide prevention within the mental health, alcohol and other drugs service system that is evidence based and consistent with relevant national and state policy directions. Please see the Role Description for further details of this role key responsibilities.
About you
**We are searching for someone who has**:
Expert knowledge or demonstrated ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of the mental health alcohol and other drugs service system environment and priorities at a national and state level, with a focus on mental illness, problematic alcohol and drug use, mental health crisis including suicidality.
High level and demonstrated interpersonal skills in negotiation, influencing, advocacy, communication, consultation and harnessing the collective efforts of diverse stakeholders at strategic and operational levels, including health professionals, government agencies and non-government organisations.
High level and demonstrated planning and project leadership and management skills and the demonstrated ability to implement quality improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to formulate and communicate strategic advice relevant to mental health alcohol and other drugs.
High level and demonstrated analytical, policy and data and information interpretation to inform improvement initiative
Why work with us?
Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes
Competitive salaries
12.75% superannuation
17.5% leave loading
Employee wellbeing
38 hour full time work week
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.
Professional development
Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further
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
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