Job opportunity

Are you an experienced and innovative clinical service leader? Do you want to make a difference? Take on an influential role as part of the Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGOPHCG) Executive!

We are seeking a highly capable and innovative clinical service leaders to join our Executive team as a Medical Co-Director at Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGOPHCG) to co-lead a substantial clinical portfolio – Cancer, Imaging and Clinical Services (CICS) – in one of Western Australia’s most prominent hospital groups.

We have 1 (one) vacancy for Permanent or Fixed Term appointment at 60 hours per fortnight to suit the successful applicants’ circumstances. Fixed Term appointments include the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

What is our Medical Co-Director role?

SCGOPHCG forms part of the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) network and offers health services across several sites including Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Osborne Park Hospital, contracted private hospitals, Murdoch Medihotel, care facilities and care in the home.

Our Medical Co-Directors provide effective leadership, governance, strategic planning and operational management of their service portfolio within a co-director model. Medical Co-Directors are required to initiate, implement and operationalise strategies as part of SCGOPHCG and North Metropolitan Health Service, and they also have a role to lead state-wide issues to ensure the provision of safe, high-quality and efficient patient care consistent with the Health Service’s safety, quality and performance frameworks. As part of the SCGOPHCG Executive team, Medical Co-Directors are jointly responsible for the clinical and corporate governance of the Health Service.

CICS is a diverse and growing service within SCGOPHCG that serves a large part of the WA community for cancer and specialist care.

CICS comprises of about 1200 passionate people with incredible technical skills across a wide range of professions, 6 wards, 13 departments, and includes the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Haematology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Palliative Care, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology (based at SCGH and OPH), Hepatology (including the WA Liver Transplant Service), Renal Medicine (including Dialysis units based at SCGH and Joondalup Health Campus and the Kidney Transplant Service), Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Medical Technology & Physics (including Radiopharmaceutical Production and Development, and Visual Electrophysiology), and Neurology (including the WA State Epilepsy Service ).

The next CICS Medical Co-Director will lead innovative thinking and finding new ways to provide services to a significantly growing community requiring care, promoting:

• Balance: technical excellence with compassionate care.
• Financial stewardship: Living within our means
• Research: Harnessing, developing, organising and growing the immense research potential within CICS.

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. At NMHS, we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values: Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity.  During the selection process you will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position while upholding our values.

What we offer

NMHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work options, where operationally appropriate. In addition to the great salary, our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits (North Metropolitan Health Service - Pay and Benefits) including:

• Professional and career development opportunities
• Extensive networks to facilitate world-class research
• Diverse and inclusive culture

Want to know more about this role?

Our Medical Co- Directors work in partnership within a co-director model. For more information about the model and the importance of the collaborative nature of this model, we encourage you to contact Dr Jodi Graham, Executive Director, SCGOPHCG on 08 6457 3301 to discuss how this role aligns with your personal and career interests.

We think you’ll like it here

Our employees like working here, and we think you will too.  Watch this video to find out what they have to say.  

Ready to join our team?

Applicants are required to apply online www.jobs.wa.gov.au so allow enough time to complete the online application process and attach your documentation.  If you experience difficulties, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

The JDF is attached for reference. Your application should include:

• A Cover Letter explaining why you are applying for this role and providing a response to these questions in the context of your experience in an acute tertiary setting:
  1. How have you shaped and managed strategy, aligning business imperatives with strategic priorities in order to achieve organisational vision and goals?
  2. How have you built organisational capability and responsiveness (through your workforce) in an environment of constraint?
  3. How have you built productive relationships across an organisation within the health sector?
  4. How have you balanced diverse and competing interests to manage a clinical service in a large complex acute health care setting?
• A detailed Resume which sets out your qualifications, capabilities and experience relevant to this position.
• References - the names and contact details of two (2) professional referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to have been a recent supervisor.

Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.

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. 

North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) fosters an environment of equity and inclusion and strives to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging.  We celebrate the rich diversity of our community and are committed to recruiting a team that is reflective of those we care for. We encourage anyone who aligns with our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation and Care to apply for this role.

NMHS is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of our Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. 

NMHS upholds the social model of disability. We welcome applicants who have disability and endeavour to support reasonable workplace adjustments and flexibility. If you have any access needs or require adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the NMHS Talent Attraction Group (TAG) at email nmhs.talent@health.wa.gov.au.

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

We look forward to receiving your application.