HMBS Implementation

Overview 

A consultation process was conducted for the proposed changes to bring together the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (HaBS), the Faculty of Medicine (Medicine) and the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) to establish the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS).

The establishment of the new faculty requires consolidation of the two existing faculty leadership teams and professional functions. The proposed future staffing structure mostly achieves this consolidation without redundancies, except for three functional areas. 

Change was progressed through an Explanatory Paper where the proposed changes did not result in major changes to employment conditions. Where the proposed changes did result in a limited number of redundancies, this was progressed through a Major Organisational Change Proposal that involved a more extended consultation. 

The consultation and implementation arrangements for the proposed changes are conducted in accordance with clauses 68 and 69 of The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 (Enterprise Agreement).