• Duration: Full time Ongoing
• Base Salary $124,011 – $132,123 p.a. (Admin 8.1 to 8.4)

WHO ARE WE?

Established in 1991, Danila Dilba Health Service (DDHS) is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation committed to providing culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care services and community development within the Biluru (Aboriginal) community of the Yilli Rreung (Greater Darwin) Region in the Northern Territory.

We work to address the social determinants of health including the broader issues that affect our people’s health, through evidence-based research and public advocacy. We also work to empower individuals, families, and communities to optimise their health.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to provide senior leadership for the delivery of Chronic Disease services to Aboriginal people across the Greater Darwin Region. This position oversees the DDHS Chronic Disease strategy, operational planning, service model and workforce. Reporting to the Executive Manager of Health Promotion and Program Integration, the role is responsible for developing, implementing, and continually improving DDHS Chronic Disease services to ensure excellence in the delivery of services to community. The role ensures all DDHS SEWB work is evidence based, trauma-informed, culturally safe and grounded in community and culture. Working collaboratively across DDHS, the position provides leadership on refining Chronic Disease services, systems and initiatives as well as builds awareness, organisational and staff capability in trauma-informed approaches for all teams, both clinical and non-clinical.

WHAT YOU WILL DO?

• Provide senior leadership for Danila Dilba Health Service’s (DDHS) Chronic Disease (CD) service.
• Undertake Chronic Disease strategic and operational planning, at organisational, client and community levels.
• Ensure the DDHS Chronic Disease model is client centred, evidence based, trauma-informed and culturally safe.
• Provide leadership on Chronic Disease, Health promotions and Allied health professional standards, accreditation, quality, clinical safety, service development and evaluation.
• Provide trusted strategic advice to DDHS staff and Executive Management Team on Chronic Disease systems, initiatives, and activities.
• Develop key internal partnerships to strengthen integrated care within and across the organisation, including referral pathways, intake processes and client journey mapping.
• Oversee compliance of Chronic Disease, health promotion and allied health grant management including writing reports, preparing statistical and narrative reports, budget development and monitoring, and attending grant meetings.
• Monitor Chronic Disease team performance to ensure deliverables and targets are met including financial, quality, staff, compliance, and client outcomes are all subject to continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure DDHS Chronic Disease (and Allied health) model has in place relevant systems, protocols, and practice guides (including relevant resources as needed).

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications with relevant experience in chronic disease, allied health profession, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a management or leadership role within a health care or community services organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing child and maternal health, or other relevant discipline service systems and models.
• Demonstrated experience with quality and compliance frameworks in the allied health, chronic disease and/or primary health care sector.
• Experience in building and maintaining an engaged and high-quality multidisciplinary team within a positive team culture in a service delivery environment.
• An understanding of colonisation and its impact on the wellbeing of Indigenous people.
• High level administrative and organisational skills including experience managing workloads within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Desirable

• Aboriginal or Torre Strait Islander descent.
• Experience in working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.
• Experience managing relationships with funding bodies including state and Federal Government.
• Demonstrated experience and competency in working with Communicare.

IN RETURN WE OFFER

• 6 weeks annual leave.
• 5 days paid leave during end-of-year shut down (additional to annual leave).
• Salary packaging up to $15,990 per annum, plus additional packaging options.
• Career development and training opportunities

For further information please contact - Sharni Cardona | Executive Manager of Health Promotion and Program Integration | (08) 8942 5400.

EMPLOYMENT IS SUBJECT TO

• Willing to undergo a Police Check.
• Ability and willingness to obtain a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card).
• Current driver’s licence.
• Current CPR certificate or the preparedness to gain one within 6 months of commencement.
• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or an exemption as listed on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) be submitted.
• Full rights to work in Australia.