The role of Regional Manager plays a key role in the effective and efficient delivery of high-quality mental health services in correctional centres. This will be achieved through the day to day and long-term strategic management of a regional psychological and allied health workforce.
Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Classification PO6
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/545153/24
Closing date 29-Feb-2024
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration
Contact person Dominique Denaro
Contact details Phone: 3728 4751
Access the
In this role you will:
- Provide leadership and operational coordination of psychological and allied health service staff across multiple locations.
- Ensure accountable, outcome based, high quality mental health practices are consistently provided.
- Monitor mental health service delivery and workforce management across nominated locations to identify work standards, priorities and allocation of resources.
- Participate in the development and delivery of a quality assurance framework that supports practice development and robust decision making aimed at delivery of psychological, allied health and disability services.
- Manage the provision of high level and clinical advice, support and training to correctional centre and community corrections staff involved in mental health and disability services.
- Contribute to Agency psychological, allied health and disability services activities, including maintaining a working professional knowledge of best-practice principles for the management of offenders.
- Contribute to the provision of high level operational analysis, strategic direction, policy, and management of practices relating to the ongoing management of offenders.
- Participate in high level liaison with external and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate effectively with other commands and correctional centre management in order to achieve strategic outcomes and to meet operational priorities.
- Maintain a clinical caseload commensurate with Manager responsibilities and/or provide expert advice on the appropriate management of complex/challenging cases.
- Provide expert discipline specific consultancy and advice on mental health practices to all allied health staff and managers and other operational managers.
- Provide clinical practice supervision, support and mentorship to senior psychologists/allied health team leaders and other identified staff.
- Act as a central point of contact for operational consultation and liaison with senior management in relation to clinical issues.
- Lead, mentor and influence a multi-disciplinary team's development and training needs while fostering a work environment which delivers a skilled, motivated and productive work team committed to organisational objectives.
- Lead and influence professional development opportunities and strategies for operational staff in the field.
- Manage compliance with corporate governance, budgetary and human resources, workplace health and safety management practices and associated legislative frameworks.
- Identify future issues and new directions for mental health service delivery and contribute to formal service reviews and strategic planning processes
Job Ad Reference: QLD/545153/24
Closing Date: Thursday, 29th February 2024
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .
Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.