Are you an experienced legal professional looking to make a meaningful impact? Darling Downs Health is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide expert legal guidance on complex issues like risk management, governance, employment law, and compliance. Your work will directly shape the future of healthcare in the Darling Downs region. If you're ready to contribute to a supportive, values-driven team and support high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Join us in Toowoomba and make a real difference.
Your day will be filled with variety, as you provide high-level legal advice to executive leaders and internal teams across Darling Downs Health. You'll review and negotiate commercial contracts with a range of external partners, from universities to private companies, ensuring compliance with legal standards while maintaining strong, positive relationships. You'll manage complex legal risks and represent the organization in dealings with external law firms, government agencies, and courts. Whether you're drafting briefing notes for senior leadership, advising on confidentiality issues, or providing expert counsel on employment and health law matters, your role will be integral to the smooth functioning of our health service. You'll also have the chance to contribute to shaping new policies and legislation that impact healthcare delivery in Queensland, ensuring our operations are always in line with evolving legal and regulatory requirements. Every day brings new challenges, and you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the community through your work.
Let's talk about you! Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:
Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.Why Us? Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlementsEducation opportunities, Study and ResearchPaid parental leaveEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Discounted Private Health InsuranceFitness PassportWork-Life Balance, Variety and FlexibilityGenerous Salary SacrificingApplicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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