Medical Director

Employment Type: Part Time
Location: Toowoomba
Application Close Date: Sunday 25 May 2025

Where you’ll be working

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba (SVPHT) is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 189-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation. We are supported by comprehensive allied health services and advanced medical and diagnostic services. Pathology, radiology and pharmacy are also available on site, and our emergency department is open 24 hours, seven days a week.

• Better and fairer care. Always
• Not-for-Profit salary packaging – earn more for doing the job you love
• In a rapidly transforming world, St Vincent’s is shaping Australia’s health future

About the Role

The Medical Director is a key medical leadership position, responsible for clinical and medical leadership ensuring high quality health care and a culture of excellence in relation to clinical service provision across the organisation and in line with our strategic direction. The position oversees medical professional standards across the hospital, enacts and provides advice to the Executive on professional medical issues including medical governance, workforce, education professional practice, leadership development and medico-legal matters.

This role is a permanent part time position working 38 hours per fortnight. As an integral part of the Executive Team, you will bring your passion for Clinical Leadership to the position, supporting the GM/DCS and State CEO to engage our VMOs in the delivery of excellent and compassionate care by a better and fairer health and aged care system.

About You

Things that work for you:

• Work for the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Ability to work on a permanent part time basis (38 hours per fortnight)
• Excellent salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to Fitness Passport (FP)

Things that work for us:

• Specialist Registration with AHPRA (Medical Board)
• Post Graduate qualifications in health, business or management are desirable
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as an independent specialist with substantial previous experience in a health care leadership role, ideally in the private hospital sector in Australia
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Medical Administrators or working towards (FRACMA)
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet strategic and operational directives
• Ability to engage VMO’s to deliver excellence in compassionate patient care
• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical governance in line with National Standards
• A strong advocate for identifying new Models of Care
• Demonstrated ability to strengthen affiliations with internal and external stakeholders

Your application must include: Cover Letter and Resume

More information

For further information about this vacancy please contact:

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Kelly Connellan Executive Assistant to CEO (07) 3326 3403 or  kelly.connellan@svha.org.au