Medical Director of Children's Health Queensland Retrieval Service (CHQRS)

About the Team

The Children's Health Queensland Retrieval Service provides a specialist paediatric coordination and transport service for critically ill children and adolescents throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales. The multidisciplinary team receives referrals into the service via Retrieval Services Queensland. Cases triaged as critical come through to the Statewide Paediatric Medical Coordinator (SMPC). SPMCs provide clinical advice for critical cases. Patients may then be able to stay locally or be moved without ongoing SPMC coordination (“advice” cases). If an Interfacility Transfer (IFT/retrieval) is required, the SPMC coordinates the clinical aspects of this. These retrievals are performed either by a paediatric specialist team (CHQRS or Yalurin), or by non-CHQRS teams. 

About the Role

In this role you will create systems to sustain high quality delivery for children, young people and families (Leader of Leaders) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Actively champion and drive a holistic positive culture of learning, safety and inclusion which is based on CHQ values and seeks to meet the organisational objectives.
• Encourage and recognise high performance and support staff to prioritise their health and wellbeing.
• Develop and support team members using well-developed professional, managerial and interpersonal skills, fostering and promoting an environment of participation, collaboration and continuous improvement throughout the health system.
• Personally lead with positive, highly visible, forward facing leadership behaviours which include empathy, respect, authenticity, professionalism, curiosity and compassion.
• Ensure, promote and practice effective performance appraisal and staff development systems within the service

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.