Director - QLD NT Branch

Description:

If you would like the opportunity to engage with people, organisations and groups and build an understanding of what is happening on the ground in aged care and First Nations health programs, then this could be the role for you.

Being a Director in the Queensland and Northern Territory State Offices provides the exciting opportunity to manage teams that act as stewards to deliver the Australian Government's objectives of better health and wellbeing for senior Australians.

You will work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders in the health system including external providers, communities and staff in policy, program, regulatory and corporate areas of the Department to achieve the Government's aged care and health priorities.

The key duties of the position include
As a Director in the QLD NT branch, you will work under broad direction, and with a high degree of autonomy, to lead teams focussed on stewardship of the aged care system in Queensland or the Northern Territory.

Key responsibilities include:

• As part of the leadership team of the branch, making a significant contribution to strategic direction, and providing leadership on key priorities of the branch.
• Fostering a positive, empowering team culture that encourages collaboration and continued development, including supporting the team through periods of change.
• Leading and managing regional teams, including developing work plans, anticipating, and establishing priorities, monitoring progress against outcomes, and providing clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Initiating, coordinating, and maintaining trusted relationships and networks with stakeholders in the region, including community groups, aged care service providers, the primary health networks and state and local governments.
• Leading and facilitating collaborative work with system partners to identify issues of concern and address priorities, and design local solutions to improve the aged care system in regions within Queensland or the Northern Territory.
• With a strong focus on the needs of older people and First Nations peoples, understand the needs of stakeholders and issues on the ground, be responsive to cultural requirements and remain open to diverse ways of engaging. Identify and lead innovative solutions and communicate the implications of decisions and actions on the departments business objectives and stakeholders.
• Leading key aged care emergency and pandemic response activities for the QLD NT branch, including mobilising teams, preparation for, and the provision of support relating to emergency events.
• Representing the department, including communicating the strategic direction and reform agenda of the department.
• Drive, manage and coordinate cross-department collaboration initiatives, activities and relationships that focus on improving access and quality of the aged care system, identity, manage and evaluate risk.
• Manage risk assessment and risk management activities, to ensure delivery of quality and safe care and across project and program areas.
• This includes monitoring, analysing and evaluating and project and program objectives and outcomes.
• Plan, manage and monitor financial budgets for the section.