Executive Director Operations and Performance - South Western Sydney Local Health District
Executive Director Operations and Performance
Position: Executive Director Operations and Performance
Work type: Permanent job / full time
Job category: Senior Executive | Director
Classification: HSSE Band 2
• An inaugural and exciting senior executive role managing a $1.7 billion budget in the largest and fastest growing LHD in NSW.
• A rare opportunity for a true executive public health leader to use your comprehensive operational experience and leadership skills to work with complex stakeholders and drive a large and growing LHDs performance during a period of significant growth and capital works (circa $2B).
• An opportunity to join the exciting journey to create Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment environment and develop a leading safe, sustainable care LHD for local healthier communities.
Ccentric is delighted to be engaged by South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) to conduct an important search for the newly created position of Executive Director Operations and Performance.
SWSLHD comprises one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse and fastest growing regions in Australia across a geographical area of approximately 6,243 square kilometres. It is one of the largest local health districts in NSW, with more than one million residents and includes the local government areas of Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly, Wingecarribee and parts of Canterbury-Bankstown. People from across the world have made south western Sydney their home, with around 48 per cent speaking a language other than English at home.
Reporting to the newly appointed Chief Executive (CE) Ms Sonia Marshall, the Executive Director of Operations & Performance is responsible for the clinical operations and performance of the growing District in collaboration with the CE and other members of the SWSLHD Executive Leadership team. The role assumes performance accountability for clinical services as outlined in the annual SWSLHD Service Level Agreement with the NSW Ministry of Health. As a senior executive role within SWSLHD, the role provides significant input into the development and oversight of District strategic and operational plans, policy and development, business and clinical service strategies and relationship management.
If you are an inspiring, future focused leader who is strong in continuously improving services/ hospitals operations and stakeholder engagement in a complex organisation. It will be a great opportunity for you. Please see role description.
Please contact either Natalie Xu, Senior Consultant at +61 450 358 948 or nataliex@ccentric.com.au, or Michael De Santis, Managing Consultant at +61 406 499 659 or michaeld@ccentric.com.au for a confidential discussion and/or receive a detailed Candidate Information Pack.
Applying for this Role
You are required to submit a one page covering letter, including a short statement in response to the two targeted questions below:
This role will be responsible for the operational performance of multiple portfolios, including Liverpool Hospital, Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, Bankstown Hospital, Fairfield Hospital, Bowral Hospital, and Mental Health sector. Each portfolio has different situation and priority to manage. As the Executive Director of Operations and Performance:
1. Please outline how you will ensure there is a culture of engagement, accountability and support that will enable your team to work on their priorities and collaborate each other to achieve their objectives. How have you achieved this in your current or prior work environments?
2. Please outline when you made some wrong decisions in your prior executive leadership positions. What was the instance, and what self-learning you did you take forward from this lesson?
Essential Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or demonstrated extensive proven experience at a senior management level in a substantial and complex organisation engaged in clinical service delivery.
• Demonstrated application of knowledge and expertise in health service delivery, across a diverse range of care sectors, in advocacy for positive change in a broad range of community and government forums.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a diverse range of staff across clinical and corporate functions to deliver high quality integrated health services.
This is an ongoing, full time, Band 2, Health Service Senior Executive (HSSE) role. An attractive remuneration package within the range of $316,836 to $352,990 per annum, with annual performance reviews, will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Please click here to apply for the advert through the Health Career Portal (search by job reference number REQ485770).
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NSW Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
COVID-19 vaccination is now a mandatory requirement for all NSW Health employees. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status upon joining to support this recruitment process.
NOTES:
The selection methods for this role are in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and employment arrangements for the NSW public sector.
Applicants must respond to the two targeted questions and submit an up to date resume. For further guidance, refer to Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service.
• Applicants will need to demonstrate their proficiency in the capabilities outlined in the Role Description. These will be assessed through the recruitment process to determine their suitability for appointment. For further information, refer to the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework.
• To be eligible for employment, you must be one of the following:
o An Australian citizen;
o A permanent resident of Australia;
o A New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport; or
o A citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
• You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia; and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
• Relevant standard screening checks will be undertaken following interviews e.g. National Police Check, Service Checks, Proof of ID etc.
• Click here for information on NSW Health
Applications close: Monday, 20 May 2024 (11.59pm)
