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Become a valued member of a professional and collegial team, with access to flexible work arrangements and pathways for career development
Your new role:
The Director assumes overall responsibility for the organisation, management and provision of Princess Alexandra Hospital Addiction and Mental Health service inpatient, and inpatient services delivered at or by the Princess Alexandra Hospital. This role provides professional leadership to Mental Health Emergency Department and Princess Alexandra Psychiatric inpatient unit ensuring excellence in clinical governance, education and research.
The Director position takes responsibility for the clinical quality, culture and provision of cost-effective care in the Department of Mental Health Emergency and Psychiatric inpatient unit within the Princess Alexandra Hospital Division of Addiction and Mental Health Services. In addition, the Director contributes to these same outcomes across the hospital as a whole.
About you:
* The primary purpose of the position is to provide high quality psychiatric services and demonstrate clinical leadership to Mental Health Emergency and Inpatient Services of Adult Mental Health Services within the Division of Mental Health Services Princess Alexandra Hospital.
* Provision of strong clinical leadership and support for the strategic direction for high quality service provision within Princess Alexandra Hospital catchment area.
* Provision of education to Medical Staff and Students, Allied Health, Nursing Staff and interested Community Groups.
* Active participation in patient safety, audit, research and service planning activities.
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What we can offer you:
* We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
* We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
* We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
* You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About us:
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.
We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are better together.