Manager, Clinical Governance Leadership & Safety Culture
Job posted: 13/09/2024Reference: VG/DH/SCV/1819791Occupation: Administration/SecretarialSalary Range: $134,593 - $180,115The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We're focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It's all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.About the role:The Manager, (Clinical Governance Leadership & Safety Culture) will be responsible for leading a team that designs and delivers clinical governance leadership and safety culture interventions that deliberately foster the mindsets, behaviours and practices that create high quality, safe and person-centred healthcare.Reporting to the Director, Clinical Governance, Culture & Capability, the Manager will be responsible for:Developing new and managing existing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Working collaboratively across Culture & Capability, Safer Care Victoria, Department of Health, health entities, and other relevant groups and organisations to meet program deliverables and to support strategic thinking.Managing a team of strategic thinkers with growth mindsets who will help Victorian healthcare leaders at all levels create the conditions for safe, reliable, and high-quality care.Being comfortable with ambiguity whilst able to identify strategies and ways forward to support our 'clients.'The purpose of the Clinical Governance, Culture, & Capability Program is to support the Victorian health sector to develop the organisational conditions for safety and quality, thereby preventing harm and ensuring high-quality, reliable, and person-centred care. The organisational conditions include the leadership behaviours, workforce capability, policies, frameworks, and practices, change interventions, and ability to respond to risk and harm in the system.How you'll make a difference:Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate:Knowledge and SkillsExecutive Leadership Development and Coaching - Experience working with executive leadership to develop capability and adopt positive, constructive leadership behaviour.Clinical Governance - Possesses subject matter expertise in best practice clinical governance policy and practice at all levels of a health care and aged care service provider.Strategic Planning - Thinks at the big picture level, entertains wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future, works across a number of time frames, translates strategic direction into day-to-day activities.Relationship Building - Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions, and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values, and communication; minimises surprises.Systems Thinking - Diagnoses trends, obstacles, and opportunities in the internal and external environment; understands the linkages between natural systems and communities to inform policy; conceptualises and defines the systems working within the organisation.Self-Management - Plans and prioritises work to ensure outcomes are achieved, resists the temptation to react immediately without taking time to think things through, uses strengths to contribute constructively and consciously manages the impact of own weaknesses, anticipates own reactions to situations and prepares accordingly.Personal QualitiesIntegrity - Committed to the public interest; operates in a manner that is consistent with the organisation's code of conduct; inspires trust by treating all individuals fairly.Developing Others - Actively seeks to improve others' skills and talents by providing constructive feedback, coaching, and training opportunities; empowers others by investing them with the authority and latitude to accomplish tasks; appropriately delegates responsibilities to further the development of others.Teamwork - Cooperates and works well with others in the pursuit of team goals; collaborates and shares information; shows consideration, concern and respect for others' feelings and ideas; accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others; encourages resolution of conflict within the group.Decisiveness - Takes rational and sound decisions based on a consideration of the facts and alternatives; makes tough decisions, sometimes with incomplete information; evaluates rational and emotional elements of situations; makes quick decisions where required; commits to a definite course of action.Creativity and Innovation - Generates new ideas, draws on a range of information sources to identify new ways of doing things, actively influences events and promotes ideas, translates creative ideas into workplace improvements, reflects on experience and is open to new ways to improve practice.Qualifications and Specialist ExpertiseQualifications - A master's qualification in organisational development, business administration, organisational behaviour, or similar is desirable.Specialist Expertise - Experience with leadership development and coaching is required.What we offer:The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.How to apply:Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the 'Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians.All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at ****** apply for this role, you will be redirected to the
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