Manager Specialist Services

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six days professional developmentLeave

Professional development allowance

Rural and remote incentive - CategoryD

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service – Mount Isa QLD is seeking an experienced Manager for Alcohol and Other Drug Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (MHAOD).

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, drive service excellence, clinical governance, workforce development, and innovative models of care that support individuals, families and communities across North West Queensland.

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• Psychologists require APHRA registration, Social Workers require membership eligibility with AASW, Occupational Therapists require APHRA registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (MHAOD).
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to drive service excellence and governance.
• Develop workforce and innovative models of care for communities across North West Queensland.
• Support individuals, families and communities through enhanced remote and rural health initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Governance

Workforce development

Education

Tertiary degree in Psychology

Tertiary degree in Social Work

Tertiary degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

North West Hospital and Health Service – Mount Isa QLD

As the Manager, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of specialist services within the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (MHAOD).

Leading multidisciplinary teams, you will drive service excellence, clinical governance, workforce development, and innovative models of care that support individuals, families, and communities across North West Queensland.

Working with us

• Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
• Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
• Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• Psychologists: Mandatory possession of a tertiary degree in Psychology and eligible for current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) – Psychology Board.
• Social Workers: Mandatory possession of a tertiary degree in Social Work providing eligibility for membership to the Australian Association of Social Workers is required.
• Social Workers: Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a 'working with children check' from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position.
• Occupational Therapists: Mandatory possession of a degree in Occupational Therapy and eligibility for current registration (APHRA) – Occupational Therapist Board.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?