Director Allied Health, Health Practitioner Research and Digital Transformation

1 week ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time $104,000 - $156,000 per year

What you'll do

Permanent full time opportunity to provide strategic, authoritative, and expert leadership, advice and direction regarding research, translation of research into practice and digital transformation issues that impact the Health Practitioner and allied health workforces.

About you

We are searching for someone who:

Demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of major state-wide strategic research and digital transformation programs and initiatives that meets organisational priorities and objectives.

Demonstrated high level strategic leadership to drive and deliver strategic priorities and objectives, build high level strategic partnerships and collaborations with both internal and external stakeholders, and oversee the implementation of statewide allied health research and digital transformation initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate to the allocation and management of substantial research funds and manage large, complex contracts and research agreements including monitoring and reporting of funding outcomes.

A mandatory requirement of this role is a formal qualification in an eligible Health Practitioner profession (as listed in the Health Practitioners and Dental Officers (Queensland Health Certified Agreement (no from a recognised tertiary institution which will permit registration with the relevant professional registration board, or eligibility for membership/accreditation with a professional association.

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

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis such as temporary, full time or part time.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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