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Director Medical Services – Alfred Health

Alfred Health

Company:
Alfred Health
Location:
Melbourne, VIC
Closing:
21/10/2024

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Application Close Date: 21/10/2024

Where you’ll be working

Alfred Health is one of Australia’s leading public health services, providing comprehensive medical and surgical care across three major campuses: The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital, and Sandringham Hospital. With a budget exceeding $1 billion and over 10,500 staff, Alfred Health treats more than 125,000 inpatients, 120,000 emergency presentations, and 280,000 outpatients each year. The organisation is at the forefront of medical education, research, and clinical service delivery through partnerships with Monash University and the Alfred Research Alliance.

About the Role

The Director Medical Services will provide support and expertise to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in all aspects of Medical Administration, with an emphasis on the medical workforce, education and training portfolios including safety, quality and risk management leadership and advice and the oversight of the prevocational Medical Education Unit. There is opportunity for flexibility in portfolios depending on the interest of successful candidate. The Director Medical Services will have a leadership role with the NSQH Standards, management of complaints and incidents, credentialing and scope of practice for medical staff and will work closely with the other Director Medical Services and Director Medical Workforce on all clinical governance and medical professional matters.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Provide support and expertise to the CMO in all aspects of medical administration.
  • Ensure compliance with NSQHS standards and other regulatory requirements.
  • Lead medical workforce management, including credentialing and scope of practice processes.
  • Lead governance of undergraduate, prevocational and vocational medical training programs, and support interprofessional education activities
  • Manage incidents, complaints, and support open disclosure processes.
  • Lead initiatives in clinical governance, safety, and quality improvement.
  • Supervise and mentor medical administration trainees.
  • Support clinical research, education, and the introduction of new technologies and procedures.
  • Participate in the medical services on-call roster (1:4).

About You

  1. Legally qualified medical practitioner registered with AHPRA
  2. Sound knowledge of developments in medical administration, medical workforce management, credentialing and scope of practice, clinical education and training development, clinical governance, accreditation in a public healthcare settings, and the strategic and operational aspects of clinical service delivery is essential
  3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  4. Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA).
  5. Fellows should be a minimum 3 years post fellowship with experience in a public healthcare setting and experience in running a portfolio of scale in a medical administration setting.
  6. Applications may be considered from Fellows of another Australian specialist college with demonstrated experience in a clinical leadership or management role within an Australian public healthcare setting, and with recognised postgraduate qualifications in leadership and management, and with or working towards completion of Associate Fellowship of RACMA (AFRACMA).

More information

To express your interest in this role, apply using the link by Monday, 14th October 2024.

For further enquiries, please contact Dr Tony Kambourakis, Chief Medical Officer, at T.Kambourakis@alfred.org.au or (03) 9076 3332.

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister’s Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

Applications close: 21/10/2024