Operations Manager Catherine's House

About the role
Are you a Senior Leader in Mental Health looking to deliver perinatal mental health care in a flagship, world-class facility? Catherine's House for Mother's, Babies and Families (CHMBF) is Australia's first integrated perinatal mental healthcare centre and has a newly created position for an Operational Manager.
The Operational Manager will be responsible for all work units and programs within Catherine's House and have responsibilities across the broader integrated health and mental health services at Mater.
Catherine's House provides:

• 8 public (state wide) and 2 private inpatient beds
• Public outpatient and community programs
• Private and public day programs
• Specialist private consulting suites
• Service innovation and research program

The leaders of each service unit within Catherine's House and other mental health program areas will directly report to the Operational Manager and is part of the broader Young Adult and Mental Health leadership team.
This is a newly created, permanent and full-time position reporting to the Senior Manager, Young Adult & Mental Health Services and will also work closely with the Director of Catherine's House.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and salary packaging
What you'll be doing
As the Catherine's HouseOperations Manager, typical tasks include:

• Responsible for the delivery of mental health programs
• Lead a large multidisciplinary team (nursing, medical, allied health, peer work, support services, administration)
• Reporting against KPIs
• Dealing and managing escalations from service units in Catherine's house
• Responsible for developing strategic plans for the work unit
• Develop business plans for the work unit
• Actively participate in state-wide perinatal mental health networks
• Identify and explore state-wide opportunities to expand perinatal mental health services
• Focus on consumer participation
• Build partnerships with government and non-government services
• Manage a significant budget across multiple cost centres and funding models
• Seek grant funding for programs and research
• Manage workforce issues impacting on budget
• Manage donor relationships with Mater Foundation
• Manage organisational risk within a quality and safety framework

About you

• Bachelor degree in a health-related discipline such as Nursing or Allied Health
• Qualification in health service management, business, or project management is desirable
• Current AHPRA registration
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a multi-disciplinary team and complex organisational environment
• Advanced knowledge of legislative requirements and governance of delivering mental health and perinatal mental health services
• Demonstrate high level mental health clinical and systemic knowledge
• Advanced experience in a senior clinician capacity within a mental health / perinatal mental health environment
• Demonstrated experience working within a leadership capacity

Why join us?
is Queensland's largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education and research - and that's because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the position, please contact Helen Squibb, Administration Officer, on 0731638745.
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Applications close on 23rd January 2024. We may start to contact candidates before the closing date so encourage you to apply now!
Please include a cover letter outlining your motivations and your experience in either research, projects, education and training along with managing medium sized teams in integrated mental health facilities.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Advertised: 08 Dec 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Jan 2024 E. Australia Standard Time