Manager, Central Clinical Cluster

Provide effective senior leadership and management in the area of mental health and alcohol and other drug service planning and service development including cross-sector collaboration.

About the role

• The Central Clinical Cluster, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (CCC MHAODS) is one of three geographically based Hospital and Health Service (HHS) clusters across Queensland, hosted by Metro North Mental Health. The physical geography for the CCC MHAODS spans north of the Brisbane River to Rockhampton and inland to Longreach and includes the mental health services of Metro North, Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, Central Queensland, Central West and Children's Health Queensland.
• The purpose of this role is to link and engage the membership of CCC MHAODS on strategic state or service-wide initiatives as well as provide leadership to the CCC MHAODS team. Additionally, the role provides advice to Mental Health Services within the CCC MHAODS on national health care reform and also supports the implementation of clinical reform initiatives led by the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times.
• Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
• Compassion – is patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
• High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
• Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard.
• Provide effective senior leadership and management in the area of mental health and alcohol and other drug service planning and service development including cross-sector collaboration.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers ( https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers )

Job ad reference number: MH554381
Close date: Monday 8th April 2024

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

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