Chief Medical Officer 5 – Defence Force Recruiting

Chief Medical Officer 5 – Defence Force Recruiting

Introduction

Defence People Group delivers high quality human resource outcomes for the Department of Defence and is seeking an exceptional senior executive to fill the Chief Medical Officer Defence Force Recruit Recruiting position.

As part of the Senior Leadership Group, you will play a key role in promoting and influencing a shared commitment to the strategic direction of Defence. You will:

• Lead and manage the Recruiting Health Service Directorate practicing inclusive leadership and collaboration;
• Demonstrate strong judgement and capitalise on innovative alternatives to resolve complex problems;
• Effectively challenge the status quo when required;
• Demonstrate resilience and personal accountability for the quality of advice and delivery of results through engaging, collaborating and partnering; and
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative leader, exemplify the Defence Values and Behaviours, and engender a culture of innovation and agility. They will be self-aware, positive in considering and respecting a diversity of ideas and perspectives of others. They will demonstrate the capability to provide timely and accurate advice to senior leaders and Government on complex matters. They will have outstanding judgement, strategic awareness, and parliamentary and media acumen.

A Merit Pool of highly suitable candidates will be established to fill similar vacancies that may occur within the next 18 months.

Your Role

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) role at Defence Force Recruiting Headquarters has senior clinical and management responsibilities. The CMO role provides the strategic oversight to ensure the implementation of medical policies and procedures and provide subject matter expert (SME) advice to the Director General Defence Force Recruiting (DG DFR) on all medical recruitment aspects including Parliamentary, Media and Royal Commission enquiries.

The CMO role is critical in making decisions on clinical assessments of recruits to deem them either suitable or unsuitable for recruitment, based on their medical assessments, while also ensuring compliance with regulations and extant Defence medical practices. This also includes provision of strategic health advice to DFR including; DGDFR, Implementation Steering Committee (ISC) and Senior Executive Group.

The CMO will be the Director General Defence Force Recruiting’s (DG DFR) principal subject matter expert and advisor on all medical-related matters concerning recruiting. The CMO will engage with Joint Health Command and represent Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) at the Defence Health Policy Steering Group.

The CMO will be responsible for implementation of Defence health policy regarding recruitment standards across the Defence Force Recruiting Organisation and for the governance and assurance of medical assessment processes to key stakeholders in Defence (Minister, Group Heads, JHC) and external organisations on the medical aspects of ADF recruiting (strategic policy and operational application).

The position will determine outcomes relating to medical policy and execution of medical policy for Defence Force medical screening; determining medical fitness of DFR candidates with complex medical conditions; and exercise professional delegations including Review of Decisions, medical fitness determinations, waiver assessments, complaints review and advice.  All of these require fast-paced and agile thinking and efforts.

The CMO’s role is key to implementing the growth of the ADF as per the National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Plan, which have recently been released. This position is also required to support the increased workload, and addressing the Royal Commission propositions and anticipated recommendations.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 6 October, 2024 at 11:30pm

For further information please review the job information pack, reference DPG/07950/24 on www.defence.gov.au/apscareers.

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