- Company:
- Department of WA
- Location:
- Perth , WA
- Closing:
- 21/04/2025
Employment Type: Full time
Location: Perth
Application Close Date: Monday 21 April 2025 at 4.00pm WST.
Where you’ll be working
This position is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment for five (5) years.
The South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is seeking an exceptional, driven and passionate individual with a track record of successful leadership to take on the fulfilling and highly rewarding position of Chief Executive.
As one of the largest health services in Western Australia, the SMHS provides hospital and community-based services to a quarter of WA’s population within nine local government areas, as well as supporting WA Country Health Service patients from the Great Southern, Southern, Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. In addition, the SMHS provides a range of metropolitan-wide services.
The SMHS also delivers the following statewide specialist services:
- Adult burns
- Hyperbaric
- Rehabilitation
- Heart, lung and renal transplants
- Bone marrow transplants
- Haemophilia and haemostasis.
About the Role
Based in Perth, the Chief Executive is accountable for the strategic and operational delivery of health services within the SMHS, as well as continuing to deliver on the SMHS 2021-25 Strategic Plan which prioritises the delivery of patient-centred, high-quality ad financially sustainable health care, and strengthens engagement with patients, families, staff and the community to design and improve the delivery of healthcare services.
The Chief Executive also contributes to the overall strategic leadership of the WA health system and achievement of whole of health system outcomes including delivery of recommendations from the Sustainable Health Review and Independent Review of WA Health System Governance.
The Chief Executive is employed by the Director General, Department of Health, and reports to both the Director General and the SMHS Board Chair.
About You
The successful applicant will have a proven track record in executive leadership in a large, complex health care organisation and possess a wide range of expertise including:
- Demonstrated track record in transformational leadership
- Demonstrated results and achievements in ensuring optimal patient outcomes, organisational wide governance and policy standards
- Excellent commercial acumen
- Strong operational and financial management skills
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Ability to inspire and drive high-performing teams
- Proven analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills
Experience in large scale hospital redevelopment commissioning would also be advantageous.
More information
For a confidential discussion: Please contact Jennifer Grove, Partner, Gerard Daniels on +61 (0)438 066 013 or jenniferg@gerard-daniels.com.
Applications close:
Closing date: Monday 21 April 2025 at 4.00pm WST.