Psychologist Director

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Career development

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a senior leader to guide Psychology Services across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. You will lead service delivery evaluation, develop professional standards, and drive workforce planning and quality improvement across diverse settings.

Work alongside Allied Health leaders to advocate for resources, influence policy, and strengthen clinical practice while ensuring high-quality, person-centred care for patients, families and communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive evaluation of service delivery and development of Psychology services across CHHHS
• Utilise higher level interpersonal and negotiation skills to advocate for securing resources
• Apply detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures and directives
• Provide strategic counsel to the CHHHS Executive regarding workforce and service planning, models of care and service delivery

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Ready to grow your career?

Shape the future of Psychology Services across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. In this influential leadership role, you'll support and inspire psychologists across diverse services and locations, fostering excellence in care, workforce development, research, and education. Working alongside Allied Health leaders, you'll drive innovation, strengthen professional practice, and ensure high-quality, person-centred care that makes a meaningful difference to patients, families, and communities.

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

Psychology Services across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service provide evidence-based, person-centred care across hospital and community settings. The service leads professional governance, workforce development, quality improvement, research, and education for the Psychology profession, supporting high standards of clinical practice and service delivery. Psychologists work within multidisciplinary teams across a range of specialties and care settings, delivering inpatient and outpatient services while contributing to clinical supervision, professional development, and student training.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your opportunity:

In this role you will.....

• Lead comprehensive evaluation of service delivery and development of Psychology services across CHHHS, including the development, implementation and sustainability of Psychology services' professional standards, service improvement, quality improvement and risk management.
• Utilise higher level interpersonal and negotiation skills to advocate for securing resources (human and financial), convey strategic initiatives, and provide authoritative counsel.
• Apply detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures and directives, and their application within the field of Psychology.
• Responsible for providing strategic counsel to the CHHHS Executive regarding workforce and service planning, models of care and service delivery, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

• Attractive remuneration
• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Career development opportunities
• Healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest

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