Job Description
The primary accountabilities of the Regional Manager, Psychological Services include:
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Provide leadership and operational coordination of psychological service staff across multiple locations.
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Ensure accountable, outcome based, high quality psychological practices are consistently provided.
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Monitor psychological services and workforce management across nominated locations to identify work standards, priorities and allocation of resources.
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Participate in the development and delivery of a quality assurance framework that supports practice development and robust decision making aimed at delivery of psychological and disability services.
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Manage the provision of high level and clinical advice, support and training to correctional centre and community corrections staff involved in psychological and disability services.
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Contribute to Agency psychological and disability services activities, including maintaining a working professional knowledge of best-practice principles for the management of offenders.
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Contribute to the provision of high level operational analysis, strategic direction, policy, and management of practices relating to the ongoing management of offenders.
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Participate in high level liaison with external and internal stakeholders.
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Collaborate effectively with other commands and correctional centre management in order to achieve strategic outcomes and to meet operational priorities.
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Maintain a clinical caseload commensurate with Manager responsibilities and/or provide expert advice on the appropriate management of
complex/challenging
cases.
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Provide expert consultancy and advice on psychology practices to senior psychologists, psychologists and other operational managers.
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Provide clinical supervision, support and mentorship to senior psychologists and other identified staff.
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Act as a central point of contact for operational consultation and liaison with senior management in relation to correctional psychology issues.
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Lead, mentor and influence a multi-disciplinary team's development and training needs while fostering a work workplace which delivers a skilled, motivated and productive work team committed to organisational objectives.
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Lead and influence professional development opportunities and strategies for operational staff in the field.
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Manage compliance with corporate governance, budgetary and human resources, workplace health and safety management practices and associated legislative frameworks.
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Identify future issues and new directions for mental health service delivery and contribute to formal service reviews and strategic planning processes.
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The role description provides the minimum requirements for the role. The incumbent may be required to undertake other duties as required outside of these primary accountabilities.
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Further details regarding role requirements and mandatory qualifications for the role can be found in the role description attached.
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We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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Job Ad Reference: QLD/*********
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Closing Date: Thursday, 24th September ****