Chief Medical Officer 5 – Defence Force Recruiting Skip to content Chief Medical Officer 5 – Defence Force Recruiting Full time May be negotiated with the successful candidate 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. Australia's defence policy is founded on the principle of self-reliance in the direct defence of Australia, but with a capacity to do more where there are shared interests with partners and allies. Strategic Direction The Defence White Paper was released on 25 February 2016 together with an Integrated Investment Program and Defence Industry Policy Statement. Defence White Papers are the Government's most important guidance about Australia's long-term defence capability. They provide an opportunity for the Government and community to understand the the opportunities and challenges for Australia's future defence and security needs. The White Paper provides a strategy aligned with capability and resources to deliver a future force that is more capable, agile and potent and ready to respond to future challenges. Source: This is an extract from the company's own website. Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. Need to upskill? 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