- As
a leader within this field, impact the changing landscape of work-based
psychosocial health in Queensland
- Support
duty holders to manage psychosocial hazards and risks to reduce
psychosocial harm and injury at work.
- Engage widely across public and private sectors to support mentally
healthier work
The Psychological Health (PHU) delivers on
national and state priorities to address psychological harm and injury at work
and sits within Queensland’s health and safety regulator, Workplace Health and
Safety Queensland within Office of Industrial Relations (OIR).
With the recent amendments to the Work Health and Safety
Regulation and introduction of the Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of
Practice which both explicitly address work-related
psychosocial hazards, this role will be well placed to help Queensland take an
important step forward in keeping workplaces safe, healthy and
productive.
As Director of the PHU, you will lead the
design, development and implementation of the department’s strategy to support
thriving workplaces across Queensland. In addition to providing expert
specialist advice to the Minister, Deputy Director-General and Senior
Executives of OIR regarding highly complex issues, you will also be responsible
for managing ongoing initiatives and developing high quality evidence-based
programs and services that improve workplace mental health outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert direction and guidance to improve the department’s
services, programs and initiatives related to workplace mental health.
- Lead and direct teams and undertake research, planning and analysis
of workplace mental health initiatives to support whole of government,
national and OIR activities.
- Advise the Executive Director, Deputy Director-General,
Director-General, and Minister concerning trends, potential risks and
emerging workplace mental health matters and drive the department's input
into whole-of-government and national activities that can inform decision
making and future directions.
- Liaise with a range of internal and external senior officers to
achieve a range of outcomes and build healthy and productive stakeholder
networks.
- Represent OIR and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland at
high-level government, standards development and industry forums where
professional qualifications and expert technical knowledge are necessary.
- Provide leadership and direction of the PHU, ensuring their health,
safety and wellbeing and managing the unit’s strategic governance, human
resources, finances with a strong understanding of, (or ability to acquire
an understanding) relevant departmental policies, procedures and
legislation.
About you
To succeed in this pivotal position, the
successful incumbent must demonstrate a track record of leading the
implementation of a wide range of complex initiatives or reforms related to
workplace mental health with an exceptional ability to engage and influence
across public and private sectors in a variety of forums. Your leadership
should be well honed and articulated by the achievement of significant
leadership outcomes achieved within resource-constrained and complex
environments. Lastly, your analytical, writing and presentation skills should
be exemplary, with high level capability in preparation and delivery of
reports, submissions, strategy documents and public communication materials
regarding complex strategic issues.
To be considered for this opportunity, you
must possess a four-year degree in a health-related field from an accredited
tertiary institution, noting that a Masters or Doctoral degree in
Organisational Psychology (or similar) is also highly regarded.