Team Leader, Regulatory Compliance and Operations

**About the role**:

- Responsible for leading a team of compliance and operations staff and ensuring the effective delivery of regulatory functions in relation to various health regulatory domains (which may include medicines and poisons and other regulated substances, practitioner investigations and pesticide safety).
- The Team Leader will use their knowledge and experience to plan, support, coordinate and administer the team's regulatory functions and monitor and enforce compliance in accordance with the relevant legislation.
- Work's in a small and busy team that provides support to the Manager, advice to senior executives in the Department and the Minister for Health on various regulatory issues and administers legislation and regulations in various health regulatory domains.
- Work's with other team members as well as other teams across the branch on a range of regulatory and investigative matters to enable the Department to meet its regulatory obligations and to provide oversight for the safety and quality of various sectors.
- This role may include:

- Periods of out-of-business hours work (e.g. weeknights and weekends)
- Travel to regional and remote areas.

**About us**:
At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.
We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.
**How you'll make a difference**:

- Effectively supervise and provide leadership to a team of employees by:

- Leading and supporting individuals to achieve their potential and contribution to organisational goals and outcomes
- Modelling behaviours integral to good people management and departmental values
- Where relevant, managing and monitoring specific improvement objectives in annual improvement plans relating to the area of responsibility
- Pro-actively building and maintaining positive relationships with peers and stakeholders across the organisation.
- Develop and maintain a broad range of working relationships with internal and external partners through advice and consistent consultation.
- Represent the department on relevant committees and groups concerned with achieving government and departmental objectives and contribute to relevant committee and governance processes.
- Coordinate and conduct desktop and onsite assessments of regulated entities, preparing reports, advice, and correspondence as required and taking essential regulatory action when non-compliance is identified.
- Drive continuous improvement across the team and in relation to risk-based frameworks and the review and development of team policies and processes.
- Resolve complex operational problems and issues being experienced by team members.

**Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate**:

- Current Victorian driver's licence.
- Certificate IV in Government Investigations.
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (e.g. regulation, law, or Ahpra registered health professional - nurse/paramedic/pharmacy/allied health; or other relevant science qualifications) would be highly regarded.
- Experience in regulatory and public policy work as well as knowledge of relevant government legislation.
- Experience in the private health service sector, hospital environment or in a clinical/science environment would be advantageous.

To learn more please click ‘Apply' to view the Position Description on the Careers.vic website.
**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
- A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

**How to apply**:
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the ‘Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.
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