Director Of Clinical Services

The Opportunity

As an experienced clinical professional, you will be instrumental in steering the clinical excellence and innovation at Noosa Hospital. In this pivotal role, you will lead and inspire a dynamic team, overseeing the full spectrum of Clinical operations. Your responsibilities will encompass enhancing clinical quality, strategic patient flow and bed management, proactive workforce development, service delivery and expansion initiatives, fostering staff engagement and development, as well as championing cost optimisation and enhancing both patient and doctor satisfaction levels. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare and making a meaningful impact on the well-being of our community!

Key Responsibilities

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve, but are not limited to:

• Managing and supervising practical aspects of care delivery, including bed management, patient flow strategies, patient demand forecasting, and workforce management.
• Ensuring systematic workforce planning and a commitment to the professional development of the clinical workforce.
• Supporting growth, business development, and responding to business needs identified by the Executive team and Ramsay Health Care.
• Liaising with the visiting medical officer (VMO) community, engaging to ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Planning and maintaining hospital and departmental budgets, ensuring budgetary requirements are met in consultation with other executive team members.
• Assessing workplace culture and implementing actions to support findings, ensuring a positive workplace culture is maintained.
• Managing Human Resources to ensure future workforce requirements are known and strategies are identified and implemented.

About You

As a proponent of The Ramsay Way - ‘People Caring for People’, you excel at fostering positive working relations with key stakeholders, developing people, building high-performance teams, and successfully leading them through organisational change. Additionally, you will:

• Function as a proficient clinical operator with a solid understanding of the private hospital legislative landscape.
• Demonstrate sound resource management skills to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of all clinical departments.
• Possess an understanding of the performance levers driving quality business outcomes and have experience in applying quality improvement processes.
• Demonstrate a passion for the success and development of people, coupled with expert communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Bring senior management experience in the private health sector, leading organisational change and quality improvement processes.
• Exhibit knowledge and understanding of Clinical governance and patient safety.

Essential Qualifications:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Post-graduate clinical qualifications.

About The Hospital

Noosa Hospital is an acute care facility renowned for its exceptional healthcare services. Through a dynamic private-public partnership, we provide comprehensive medical care, featuring an Emergency Department (ED) and a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Our commitment to excellence ensures that patients receive top-quality treatment in a compassionate and supportive environment. Join our dedicated team and contribute to delivering outstanding healthcare to our community.

Why Choose a Ramsay Career?

Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with 72 Australian sites employing over 30,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practicing the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964 We believe in a bright future for our company and for every one of our employees – our wellbeing initiatives and learning and development programs have seen us grow as an industry leader and sought after employer. We are also the leading private provider of mental health services in Australia known as Ramsay Mental Health.

We offer a great range of employee benefits including:

• We encourage and offer assistance and support for professional development. 
• Internal peer nominated awards (as well as Ramsay’s National awards).
• Access counselling, wellbeing services, legal and financial assistance.
• Flexible Leave Program: purchase additional annual leave.

Requirements

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months.
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.

To Apply

All applications should include your CV outlining your experience and skills in line with the above criteria.

Applications close Tuesday 25th June 2024.

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com

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