Deputy Chief Operating Officer

The Operations Directorate of Western Health is seeking three (3) Deputy Chief Operating Officers.

• 2 x Deputy Chief Operating Officer – Clinical Services
• 1 x Deputy Chief Operating Officer – Support Services

The Operations Directorate is one of the largest and most complex portfolios within Western Health. It is charged with providing significant amounts of Western Health’s patient care and patient contacts and as such generates a significant proportion of the revenue to support the wider operations of providing patient care to the West of Melbourne. These services range from outpatients to inpatients, theatres to Intensive Care, birthing rooms, Community health, Emergency Departments and many more services that support the catchment population of Western Health.

Western Health has grown significantly in the last 5 years with the Operations Directorate now incorporating more than 8000 employees. The Operations Directorate seeks to implement an organisational structure to adequately support the size of the directorate and strategical position the organisation for continued future growth.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer each Deputy Chief Operating Officer will have an allocated selection of Divisions and/or business units that they will be accountable and responsible for within the Operations Directorate. They will be charged with the provision of direct operational oversight and responsibility for these Divisions and/or business units. In addition to this, each Deputy Chief Operating Officer will be allocated key strategic portfolios to have oversight of or attend as a proxy to the Chief Operations Officer.

We’d like to hear from you if you:

• Are a collaborative, values-driven leader with proven capabilities in leading across organisations.
• Are pragmatic and innovative with a continuous improvement mindset, and able to balance operational and strategic priorities in fast-moving environments.
• Are future focused and able to make decisions that will support Western Health now and in the longer-term.
• Are confident engaging with high profile external stakeholders, with an understanding of the political context in which Western Health operates.
• Have a track record of service delivery, performance improvement and innovation in a complex, acute hospital environment or within the healthcare sector.

About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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