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Ready to grow your career?

Ready to grow your career? Lead the future of Social Work services across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. In this influential leadership role, you will provide strategic direction, clinical governance, advocacy, and operational leadership across multiple specialties and facilities, driving excellence in patient-centred care and making a meaningful impact on communities across Far North Queensland.

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

The Social Work Department at Cairns Hospital provides services to inpatients and outpatients in the clinical areas of medical assessment unit, medical, renal, surgical, women's health, paediatrics, special care nursery, intensive care, coronary care, emergency, oncology, palliative care, aged care, orthopaedics, rehabilitation and stroke.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will.....

- Apply strategic management and clinical knowledge and skills to contribute to the strategic direction of the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS), in relation to Social Work service delivery and patient safety, and to provide authoritative counsel to stakeholders.
- Provide effective operational management for the Social Work service at Cairns Hospital and as otherwise requested.




- Assist the national and state-wide development of Social Work services to ensure the ongoing high quality standards of care and performance through the development, implementation, maintenance, and reporting of qualified standards, education, research systems, competencies and key performance indicators.
- Utilise higher level interpersonal and negotiation skills to advocate for human and financial resources to promote strategic initiatives, and provide authoritative counsel to the management teams and clinical directors throughout the CHHHS; and
- Undertake duties as directed by the Executive Director of Allied Health (EDAH) and the Director of Allied Health (HHS Wide).

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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📌 Director of Social Work - Cairns Hospital (Stratford)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Stratford