Chief Executive Officer | Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network

• Strategic, Transformational and Innovative leader of health services
• Passionate about regional / rural healthcare provision
• Focus on contemporary models of care and sustainable workforce

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network provides care for around 201,220 people living across the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is one of six Local Health Networks (LHN’s) across country South Australia. The LHN covers an area of 11,896 square kilometres providing a range of public acute, sub-acute, residential aged care, multi-purpose health services, community, and mental health services. The network is also hosts the Rural Support Service which provides corporate and clinical support to all six regional LHNs. Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is a periurban network consisting of both regional and city based worksites.

A number of exciting capital works and service development projects are underway, or in store, for sites across the network, which will see upgrades to essential infrastructure in the fast-growing communities in the inner North, the Adelaide Hills and Southern Fleurieu. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Health Service leader, with a passion for leading excellence in health care provision, to work in a wonderful region of South Australia. With the LHN surrounding metropolitan Adelaide it also gives the ability to live in Adelaide but work in the region providing much needed services to a fast growing population of South Australia.

A Chief Executive Officeris now sought to support the Governing Board to achieve the strategic aims of the Local Health Network, state-wide priorities and identified population needs. The role will provide operational leadership to the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network and be responsible for the sound governance and management of the network.

The Chief Executive Officer will promote the integration of services, develop a population and primary health care approach and work towards co-ordination of services across the continuum of care within an environment of continuous improvement and open consultation. The position will ensure health services including health promotion, early intervention and family support and illness prevention are planned, delivered, and monitored according to the needs of the population, availability of resources and to achieve optimal health outcomes.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 03 May 2024

The reference number to include in your application is H24_4791

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