Director Medical Services – WA Country Health Service

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Kalgoorlie, WA
Application Close Date: 16/08/2024

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. 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.

Keen to know more about what Kalgoorlie has to offer? Check out the Move to Kal website for more info!

About the Role

As the driving force behind medical teams, including Heads of Department for various specialties, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the highest clinical standards through championing patient-centred care. You will provide day-to-day operations management, clinical governance, and leadership at Kalgoorlie Health Campus. This role provides leadership the Goldfields Medical Workforce and Medical Education team t and in relation to Kalgoorlie Medical Workforce matters, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, the community and Central Office Medical Services.

As a key member of the Kalgoorlie Health Campus leadership team, you will work in partnership with the Directors of Nursing and Midwifery, Chief Medical Imaging Technologist, Chief Pharmacist, and Manager of Allied Health. You will directly report to the Kalgoorlie Hospital Operations Manager, however you will also have reporting relationships to the Regional Director Medical Services (RDMS) and Executive Director Medical Services (EDMS) for clinical governance and clinical practice improvement.

Your involvement will be instrumental in enhancing the Emergency Department’s capabilities and making a tangible difference in patient care through cutting-edge initiatives. By fostering a solutions-focused and collaborative environment, you will contribute to meaningful service deliver improvements and projects i that have a lasting impact on patient outcomes. not only for the community of Kalgoorlie but the whole Goldfields region. .

With a population of more the 50 thousand, the Goldfields region faces unique healthcare challenges, with 13% identifying as Aboriginal. Your role will be crucial in addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes in this diverse community.

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, Work Health and Safety, 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 non-government agencies.
3. Recent experience leading services in a rural health context.

More information

For more information about the role contact Alicia Michalanney at Alicia.Michalanney@health.wa.gov.au

Applications close: 16/08/2024