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The Mental Health Divisional Director along with the Divisional Medical Director collaboratively provide strategic leadership and are responsible for developing innovative, future-focused service models that align with Austin Health’s vision and support the implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System Transformation Reform. This includes actively seeking opportunities for service and infrastructure growth. By contributing to the division’s strategic planning and performance, the role involves environmental scanning to identify emerging trends, technologies, and fostering innovation in service delivery. The position also involves leading the implementation of quality and safety systems, championing continuous improvement in clinical care, and ensuring compliance with accreditation and audit requirements. Supporting research and education initiatives within the division is vital, ensuring adequate resources for balanced program management.
Job Responsibility:
Provide strategic leadership and are responsible for developing innovative, future-focused service models that align with Austin Health’s vision and support the implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System Transformation Reform
Actively seeking opportunities for service and infrastructure growth
Contributing to the division’s strategic planning and performance
Environmental scanning to identify emerging trends, technologies, and fostering innovation in service delivery
Leading the implementation of quality and safety systems
Championing continuous improvement in clinical care
Ensuring compliance with accreditation and audit requirements
Supporting research and education initiatives within the division
Ensuring adequate resources for balanced program management
Requirements:
Ability to act with foresight and contribute a strategic perspective to the Division and the organisation as a whole
Significant experience in the translation of strategic priorities into annual business plans with the ability to align communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes, and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategic priorities yield measurable and sustainable results
Extensive experience in the leadership and management of a complex health service/function preferably within a major public hospital
Knowledge of contemporary leadership models/frameworks and demonstrable experience in leading teams and coaching to support the development of individual, team and organisational capability
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to initiate and foster sound working relationships with a range of stakeholders acting within a complex and dynamic environment
Demonstrated understanding of and ability to facilitate effective workplace change and act for the long term, building organisational change readiness, capability and resilience
Ability to initiate and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders inside the health system (e.g., physicians, cross-functional partners) to advance clinical and business goals
Demonstrated understanding of contemporary patient centric models, frameworks and services and experience in the implementation of service practices that meet customers’/patients and organisational needs
Demonstrated experience in the implementation of safety direction, goals and strategies
implementation of strategic organisation-wide safety and wellbeing initiatives, standards and practices
Demonstrated understanding of service innovation models and frameworks and experience in the testing and implementation of new approaches that result in unique and differentiated solutions
Proven ability to develop an environment of Healthcare improvement and implementation of quality and risk management strategies, reviews and initiatives
Sound experience in managing service improvement initiatives and local change processes, with capacity to work with highly motivated professional staff with competing allegiances to Austin Health and their professional disciplines
Significant strategic business and financial acumen with extensive budget management experience
Experience in managing projects and the utilisation of project management frameworks and tools
What we offer:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options