El 1 Assistant Director

5 days ago


Brisbane, Australia Department of Veterans' Affairs Full time

Salary Range: $118,220 - $129,820 + Attractive Superannuation

The role of the Assistant Director - Information Releases is to lead a team delivering high quality clinical guidance and information management services within the Open Arms Division. The primary function is to oversee the processing of all client Releases of Information (ROI), Freedom of Information (FOI), subpoena requests and managing other sensitive client information releases.

The Assistant Director will ideally have experience working with at-risk clients in a mental health settings, and experience in providing support to geographically dispersed clinical teams. Experience in managing small teams is required in performing the role and experience in working within Information Releases spaces will be highly regarded.

**Duties**
- Oversee and manage the Information Releases team as part of the broader Open Arms Division.
- Provide strong leadership to the team, including supervision, mentoring and coaching for direct reports, to effectively manage performance and encourage professional growth.
- Provide strategic information and advice to the Director Clinical Operations on emerging issues and escalate as required.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to clinical and legal information and advice to inform decision making and escalations while assessing and managing clinical risk.
- Coordinate the acquisition of legal advice in relation to clinical services and ensuring that high-risk cases are referred in accordance with business processes in a timely and efficient manner.
- Support ongoing clinical and organisational quality improvement activities.
- Contribute to the development of clinical program policy advice and procedures.
- Manage and support of staff working in complex work environments.
- Support an environment that encourages a willingness to adopt participative work place practices in line with policies of WHS, Workplace Diversity and the Australian Public Service values, Employment Principles and the APS Code of Conduct.

**Eligibility**
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to DVA offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
- Qualifications as one of the following: an AHPRA registered Psychologist /Mental Health Occupational Therapist / Mental Health Registered Nurse/ Social Worker eligible for membership of the Australian Association Social Workers / Counsellor

**Notes**

Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to 18 months.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.



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