Deputy Director of Audiology, Queensland Health

Be recognised and utilised as a state-wide expert in developing, implementing and evaluating evidence-based audiology policies, procedures, standards and support systems and resolving complex challenges, with expert level knowledge and skills relating to paediatric audiology. Provide high level clinical strategic leadership to deliver safe, high quality and efficient family centred audiology care in a tertiary level paediatric facility and across the health continuum that aligns with state and national frameworks and directions in paediatric audiology.

About the Team

The Audiology Department at Children's Health Queensland (CHQ) provides specialised diagnostic services for children with hearing concerns, including behavioural and electrophysiological assessments for both inpatients and outpatients.

About the Role

• Assist the Director Audiology to provide strategic direction and management for the Audiology Department at CHQHHS.
• Provide active leadership to paediatric audiology services within CHQ HHS and state-wide in the development, implementation, and evaluation of workforce and service improvement activities.
• Provide expert level authoritative counsel and leadership and advocacy, within CHQ HHS and state-wide, in matters relating to paediatric audiology.
• Under the direction of the Director Audiology, lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Audiology Governance Framework.
• Support the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the education framework for Audiologists across CHQ HHS and statewide.
• Lead initiatives (including state-wide) which influence and impact on consistent and sustainable models of care and service delivery.
• Build capacity and capability of the workforce.
• Manage profession specific patient flow across the continuum of care to best meet the needs of patients and families.
• Assist the director to provide operational management within the Audiology Department.
• Provide backfill for the Director Audiology role when required and relevant.
• Provision of expert level, high quality clinical services within the Queensland Children's Hospital in the area of audiology governance and paediatric Audiology practice.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital ( ), Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service ( ), our Child and Youth Mental Health Service ( ), and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce ( ) and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights ( ) and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here ( ).