Manager Office of The Chief Allied Health Officer

1 day ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The role Your primary responsibilities include providing responsive and time-critical expert advice and high-level policy support to the Chief Allied Health Officer and the Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer (OCAHO) team, Deputy Director-General, Director-General, and the Minister. Overseeing the day-to-day functions of the office you will ensure policy coordination, executive support, effective finance management, and correspondence functions. You will ensure strategic and coordinated assistance to the Chief Allied Health Officer, aligning with the Department and Government's agenda. Leading policy advice, your role involves drafting complex briefings, reports, and cabinet submissions to present recommendations and findings to senior leaders, influencing outcomes positively.
As a leader within the OCAHO leadership team you will also foster effective collaboration with relevant internal and external divisions, and governance functions to find solutions for policy matters requiring high-level coordination. Additionally, you will lead consultation, negotiation, and collaboration efforts with key stakeholders to fulfill Division responsibilities Furthermore, you will provide expert advice to project teams and relevant staff, represent the Office on committees and working groups, and support workplace health and safety, anti-discrimination, and equal opportunity principles and practices.
To excel in this position, you must highlight a deep understanding of governmental operations, spanning both state and national levels. Moreover, you should exhibit extensive experience in coordinating policies and offering advice within intricate environments, coupled with the capacity to analyse diverse information sources and oversee project completion within set deadlines.
Furthermore, the role demands a demonstrated aptitude for managing core office functions including financial management and reporting including procurement processes, coordination of correspondence and reporting functions and other executive support tasks.
About usThe Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The role of the Clinical Excellence Queensland (CEQ) is to drive the patient safety, quality improvement and clinical improvement agendas for the Queensland health system. It will achieve this by identifying, monitoring and promoting improvements in the quality of health services delivered by service providers (both Hospital and Health Services and private health facilities, globally and within Queensland), and support and facilitate the dissemination of best-practice clinical standards and processes that achieve better outcomes for patients. The quality improvement agenda is actively supported by a significant research agenda. The Division is also accountable for setting and supporting the direction for mental health, alcohol and other drug services in Queensland, as well monitoring and reporting on performance. Benefits - A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment - Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading. Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development
- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant for this role.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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