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State-wide Manager, Queensland Youth Cancer Services

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  • Make a significant impact in the care and support of young cancer patients
  • Drive best practice and consistency in the delivery of youth cancer services
  • Suits health service delivery and stakeholder management backgrounds

The Queensland Youth Cancer Service

The Queensland Youth Cancer Service (QYCS) is a state-wide service providing expert care and support to young people with cancer. The service is designed specifically for the 15-25 year age group.

QYCS offers age appropriate medical, nursing and psychosocial treatment and care, delivered by multidisciplinary teams of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other allied health practitioners, across five major hospital treatment sites in Queensland.

The Role

In consultation with the QCYS Executive Committee, you will provide strategic oversight and stakeholder engagement to facilitate a state-wide alignment and approach to service delivery for all Queensland adolescent and young adult cancer patients.

You will coordinate QYCS strategies across the partner hospitals and sites, driving new initiatives to achieve best practice treatment and support, consistency in approach, and pathways including for fertility preservation, clinical trials, data collection and professional education.

You’ll also be the primary liaison for all QYCS performance reporting and contract management.

Benefits & Culture

  • Play a state leadership role in a national initiative, which is internationally recognised
  • You will be employed by a highly regarded national organisation
  • Receive significant executive level commitment and support
  • West End, Brisbane based with WFH flexibility
  • Tax-effective salary packaging
  • Generous leave entitlements
  • Professional development opportunities

Skills Required

You have a health service delivery management background including in the support and monitoring of funded initiatives, programs or services.

You’re driven by a leadership style that maintains professional internal and external boundaries and ensures a culture of performance, collaboration and respect.

You have worked closely with teams of nursing and/or allied health clinicians through to executive level stakeholders and you create lasting relationships, drawing on your strong listening and questioning skills and ability to bring together multiple stakeholders in support of common goals.

Along with tertiary qualifications in an allied health, nursing or relevant field, you’re able to demonstrate:

  • Familiarity and understanding of the Queensland Health landscape
  • High level strategic project management and planning skills
  • Experience within a hospital, cancer care, mental health or adolescent/young adult focused setting

If you’re motivated to support young people facing the challenges of cancer, please click apply to submit your resume and cover letter responding to the skills required section of the advertisement above, or speak with Louise Furlong on 02 8243 0570 for further information.

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