Medical Services are looking for a Deputy Director to join their team. The Deputy Director of Medical Services (DDMS) is responsible for providing high-level and effective medical leadership, collaborating with and supporting the Director of Medical Services (DMS) in delivering safe, high-quality, timely, and affordable clinical services. This includes overseeing organizational matters such as clinical governance, disaster management, research, service improvement, strategy, and workforce planning. Additionally, the DDMS offers leadership and management support within the Medical Services Service Line.
We are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
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 committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- The DDMS ensures the oversight of medical professional matters across Service Lines, including Beaudesert Hospital, while supporting effective interprofessional collaboration with stakeholders both within and outside of LBHS.
- Provide effective leadership and management to align with the vision and priorities of Logan and Beaudesert Health Service and Metro South Health to support staff to collaboratively achieve the clinical, operational, and financial objectives of the Service Line.
- Collaborate with senior staff in the development of revised hospital wide operating systems, ensuring the Hospital functions safely and effectively, whilst providing significantly expanded services.
- Lead and collaborate on detailed workforce planning and development, ensuring capacity and capability readiness for the commencement of expanded services.
- Promote the development the workforce of the future, which is resilient and capable of meeting current and future challenges, through collaborations with University partners, Specialist Colleges, and other education providers.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
Documents
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