Chief Operating Officer (HES2H) , Queensland Health

Executive Leadership opportunity | As the Chief Operating Officer you will lead the delivery of effective and efficient services of all clinical and non-clinical services and resources for the portfolio | Based in Mount Is, with the requirement to travel to remote locations
Job details Position status Contract
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Executive
Classification HES2
Workplace Location Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/EA544771
Closing date 27-Feb-2024
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Salary Other
Job duration Executive Contract
Contact person Sean Birgan
Contact details 07 4744 4469
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The role
Reporting to the Health Service Chief Executive (HSCE), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for delivering effective and efficient services of all clinical and non-clinical services and resources for the portfolio. You will be directly responsible to the North West HHS HSCE for the operational clinical services and non- clinical support services, providing strategic leadership, direction and day-to- day management of the North West Hospital and services within the portfolio, to optimise quality health care and business outcomes.
The successful person
You will have:

• Demonstrated high level capacity to analyse, understand and implement local future service delivery needs for incorporation into strategic and operational plans at a local and all of organisational level.
• Demonstrated strong track record in identifying and developing business and commercial opportunities for improvement.
• Extensive knowledge of the operations of a large and complex health service delivery organisation with experience in strategic business development and leadership capability at an executive level.
• Demonstrated high level experience at the executive level in the conduct and management of significant reform initiatives
• Highly developed influencing skills enabling persuasive negotiation at the executive management levels and with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated executive level leadership in managing and/or coordinating internal clinical and non-clinical teams together with multi-disciplinary project teams, exercising sound judgement and effective responses to the demands of a high-pressure environment

Additional

• Minimum 10 years experience working in the health care sector
• Participate in an Executive on-call roster.
• Travel to remote locations required
• This position may require the incumbent to operate a government vehicle and an appropriate licence endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required

About North West Hospital and Health Service
The North West Hospital and Health Services (NWHHS) is responsible for the public sector health services in the North West region. The NWHHS covers an area of approximately 300,000 square kilometres and services many of the remote communities within North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Health Service is responsible for the promotion and wellbeing of people within the service area and ensuring that health services are of a high quality, accessible to all and effective.
Benefits of working with NWHHS:
The North West HHS services the remote communities within North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We have a diverse Health Service that offers a variety of lifestyles:

• Coastal beachside living at Karumba and Normanton
• Remote island living at Mornington Island
• Rural outback in Mount Isa
• Outback remote living at Doomadgee, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Camooweal, Dajarra, Burketown and McKinlay.

Where the successful candidate is an existing public sector employee, it will be managed through a higher duties arrangement.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant for this role.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .
Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).
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