- Company:
- Metro North Hospital and Health Service
- Location:
- Caboolture , QLD
- Closing:
- 11/08/2025
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Caboolture, QLD
Application Close Date: 11/08/2025
Where you’ll be working
Delivering outstanding health services is just one of the ways that we care for our community. Our passion for people is reflected in the way we do our work and live our values every day. We value and nurture our team members so they can provide quality value based care to our patients across our diverse organisation. Our focus on Value Based Healthcare means we expect our staff to deliver the care the patient needs to achieve the best quality of life for our community. This passion fuels our collaborative culture of innovation and research.
At Metro North Health, we embrace the diversity of local and greater communities as we provide services to people throughout Queensland, northern New South Wales and the Northern Territory, in all major health specialities including medicine, surgery, mental health, cancer care, trauma, women’s and newborn care, and more than 30 sub-specialities. Metro North Health services include rural, regional and tertiary hospitals, and community and oral health services.
Our diverse Health Service provides a wide variety of rewarding career paths across our tertiary/quaternary referral hospitals, secondary hospitals, community health centres, residential and extended care facilities and regional community hospitals. We expect our staff and volunteers to translate our values into action through providing high quality connected care that is relevant, efficient and respectful of our patients’ needs and wishes. Our people are passionate about our community and patients, with a focus on putting people first. Come and work where people are at the centre of everything we do and your contribution is truly valued.
About The Role
The Opportunity
Fixed term temporary full time opportunity to be Deputy Director of Medical Services reports to the Director of Medical Services. In conjunction with the Director of Medical Services, Service Line Directors and Clinical Directors is responsible for ensuring that the medical services provided by the Caboolture and Kilcoy Hospitals and Woodford Corrections Health Service are delivered to the highest professional and ethical standards.
About You
What You’ll Bring
- Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health’s values:
- Provide effective strategic and operational leadership and management of medical services in the hospital to inform and influence the direction of the Caboolture and Kilcoy Hospitals and Woodford Corrections Health Service.
- Medical HR Issues – management of medical HR matters as delegated by the Director of Medical Services.
- Oversee processes that attract and retain the medical workforce: recruitment, appointment commencement, induction, credential and define scope of practice, and roster and to ensure that staff have a clear understanding of role accountabilities, governance systems and culture.
- Lead the development and monitoring of strategies to ensure continual compliance to Quality and Legislative Standards required to maintain the organisation’s accreditation status.
Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it’s so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
More information
Please contact Dr Theodore Chamberlain on (07) 5433 8809 or by email MetroNorthRecruitment@health.qld.gov.au
All applications should include your CV outlining your experience and skills in line with the above criteria. Applications close Monday 11 August 2025.
Applications close: 11 August 2025