CRVCID 735453

This is a Fixed-Term, Full-Time Appointment for Five Years.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

About the position: As a member of the EMHS Area Executive, the Executive Director, Corporate Services and Contract Management (ED CS&CM) provides strategic leadership and direction across a diverse portfolio of corporate and non-clinical services, and is responsible for the development and implementation of corporate strategies, initiatives and systems that support the EMHS in achieving its strategic priorities, while ensuring strong governance, operational excellence and financial sustainability.

The ED CS&CM provides strategic leadership and direction across corporate and clinical governance support functions including overseeing procurement activities, leading contract management, and managing major contractual arrangements including Public Private Partnerships. This role also leads and coordinates the delivery of a broad range of non-clinical support services including Clinical Coding, Health Technology Management, Security, Food and General Services, Cyber Security, and Environmental Sustainability. This includes building strong, collaborative relationships across EMHS sites to ensure integrated service delivery.

For more information regarding this position, we encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.

About you: The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

• Strong strategic leadership capability and experience in delivering large-scale initiatives
• Expertise in governance, procurement and contract management including complex partnership arrangements
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build and sustain effective relationships at executive and operational levels
• Strong financial acumen and a commitment to accountability and value for money
• A forward-thinking approach to innovation, cyber resilience, and sustainability.

Our Values: Our Values reflect the qualities that we demonstrate to each other and our community every day. Our staff makes a difference every day to the patients, families and consumers they provide care, advice and support to. The EMHS’s values capture the shared responsibility that we uphold as most important, which are:

Kindness – Excellence – Respect – Integrity - Collaboration – Accountability

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
 
Other Conditions:  WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Area Profile: The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 800,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. 
 
Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital, the newly-acquired Mount Lawley Hospital, and a range of community and population health services. 
 
Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here. 

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au). 
 
For Further Job Related Information:  We encourage you to contact Joel Gurr on (08) 9224 3050.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours. 

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au). 

It is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager.

Applicants are advised to write a covering letter outlining their suitability for this position and attach their current resume or curriculum vitae. In addition to this, applicants are requested to provide a separate document (maximum three pages) addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria outlined in the Job Description Form (JDF). When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in assessing your suitability. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.