Director Medical Services – WA Country Health Service – Kalgoorlie Health Campus

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Kalgoorlie, WA
Application Close Date: 31/3/2023

Where you’ll be working

The Goldfields-Esperance region is located in the south-eastern corner of Western Australia and is the largest region in the state with a land area of 771,276 square kilometres. The region is three times the size of the state of Victoria and just under a third of Western Australia’s total land mass. Approximately 55,000 people live here with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people representing about twelve percent of the population. The character of the Goldfields-Esperance region reflects the unique Aboriginal culture, the legacies of early mining and agricultural pioneers and a multi-cultural history of interstate and international migration.

The region includes Western Australia’s Golden Outback which stretches from the rugged red earth of the Northern Goldfields and Great Western Woodland to the sweeping snow-white beaches of Esperance and the South Coast.

The coastal Esperance zone boasts a range of stunning natural attractions including national parks, Kepwari Wetland Walk Trail, Woody Island and Lake Monjingup, which exhibit coastal scenery, extraordinary flora and fauna, peaceful bushwalks and well-maintained campgrounds.

Heading inland Kalgoorlie-Boulder is Australia’s largest outback city and the heart of Western Australia’s Goldfields region. With a population of more than 30,000, the city is a dynamic and sophisticated regional centre. The area offers astounding diversity and beauty in its national parks and reserves, tranquil eucalyptus forests, wide sweeping plains, dry lake beds, low lying scrub land and spinifex fields.

About the Role

The Director of Medical Services (DMS) is a member of the Health Service Management Team and is accountable to lead, develop and manage effective, efficient and safe medical services at the Hospital to meet organisational and community needs.

The Director Medical Services actively promotes and participates in health service planning, corporate governance, leads clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives as a core member of the Health Service Management Team.

About You

Essential:

1. Eligible for registration by the Medical Board of Australia
2. Recognised clinical experience and / or postgraduate qualifications commensurate with clinical duties and medical administration role.
3. Experience in a senior management role in the health sector, preferable in a hospital environment.
4. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills.
5. Demonstrated excellent strategic management and planning skills.
6. Demonstrated experience in the application of continuous quality improvement principles including management change and the implementation and evaluation of integrated clinical governance strategies.
7. Current knowledge of legislative obligations for Equal Employment Opportunity, Disability Services and Occupational Safety and Health, Act, Freedom of Information and how these impact on employment and service delivery.
8. Eligible for or in possession of a current C or C-A class driver’s licence.

Desirable:

1. Postgraduate qualifications in health administration e.g. FRACMA, FAFPHM, MBA, MHA, or progress towards their attainment.
2. Experience in liaising with private Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) and government and nongovernment agencies.

More information

For more infromation Please address enquires to Alicia Michalanney on (08) 9080 5817.

Closing Date:  31st of March 2023