Address- Ongoing opportunity to lead the Monash Newborn teams
- Drive and lead change in this senior clinical leadership role
- Deliver best practice models of care supporting our strategic direction
Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.
About the role
Join our team as a Director of Clinical Operations on a fulltime Monday-Friday, ongoing position, to work at based from Monash Children's Hospital, supporting across multiple sites of Monash Health. Reporting to the Program General Manager, and as a key member of the Program Leadership team, the Director Clinical Operations (DCO) will be accountable for the clinical, professional and financial performance of the Newborn Services, ensuring the consistent delivery of high quality, effective and efficient patient care.
Key responsibilities for each of the roles focuses on delivering outcomes across four core areas:
- Quality care
- People
- Operational performance
- Financial performance
With operational support from Nurse/Midwifery Managers and clinical teams, the DCO will actively foster an environment of evidence based practice and will play a lead role in promoting, building and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. The position has a requirement to travel across our Monash Health sites as you support the Services at Clayton, Dandenong, Casey hospital and Sandringham Hospital.
About You:
Your experience in senior nursing/midwifery management roles has enabled you to build a track record of success. Your achievements include professional leadership of a significant clinical workforce within a large, complex healthcare organisation.
To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:
- knowledge of and experience in implementing governance frameworks
- experience leading clinical areas through accreditation processes
- an understanding of healthcare financial systems and budgets, including revenue and cost drivers
- understanding of relevant legislative, statutory and industrial frameworks
- clear thinking and problem solving capability, and proven ability to identify and implement creative solutions to complex problems
- strong project management and data analysis skills
- strategic thinking capability combined with a “can do” approach
You are an excellent communicator, with highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills, enabling you to engage effectively across a wide range of stakeholders. Each DCO role requires significant relevant nursing or midwifery experience. You are likely to hold postgraduate qualifications in a relevant chosen field, or you are working towards attaining them.
In Return
- Be part of our leading and growing organisation
- Mentorship and career guidance and opportunities to progress your career
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your clinical skills and knowledge base
- Further develop your leadership and project management skills.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jennifer Francis - General Manager Monash Women's and Newborn on
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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit). For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents. Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.
