Employment Type: Temporary Full TimePosition Classification: Staff SpecialistHours Per Week: 40Requisition ID: REQ567604The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'.
SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.As a member of the St George Hospital (SGH) Executive, this position works with the General Manager (GM) along with the Director of Nursing and Midwifery, in contributing to the overall leadership and management of the Facility and to the development and implementation of the organisational goals and values in a strategic executive medical leadership role.
Under the leadership of the General Manager, the role has primary responsibility for operational and professional leadership of the clinical governance and medical services portfolio across the Facility.The position is responsible for participating in a collaborative Executive partnership which delivers the effective management and co-ordination of all aspects of clinical care provided by the Facility.
The position is responsible for ensuring resources are used efficiently and effectively to achieve the organisation's established objectives, by providing clinical governance, professional medical leadership and input into strategic service planning.The Director Medical Services and Clinical Governance has a key role in ensuring that appropriate standards of patient care, teaching and research are maintained and to assist in the planning of future health care needs of our service population.This position is temporary for a period of 2 years with the possibility of extension without further advertisement or interview.Our staff strive to provide excellence in healthcare and uphold a high standard of care for all patients, families, carers and visitors to our facilities.At the core of our organisation is a set of values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 930,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany.SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)Prince of Wales HospitalRoyal Hospital for WomenSt George HospitalSutherland HospitalSydney/Sydney Eye HospitalWar Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)Gower Wilson MemorialGarrawarra CentreSESLHD also operates 28 Child and Family Health Centres, 12 Community Health Centres and nine Oral Health Clinics; providing prevention, early intervention and community-based treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation services.Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Breast screening, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Women's Health, Youth Health, Sexual Health, Imaging and Pathology services are provided at a number of facilities across SESLHD.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community.
This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported.
We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates: We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support.
If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: ****** Requirements:Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA).
Candidate to provide AHPRA registration number on application.
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators or other specialist recognition as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award and demonstrated experience in medical administration in a secondary or tertiary facility.Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development relevant to the speciality of Medical Administration and evidence of self-monitoring practices.Demonstrated ability to communicate, consult and effectively negotiate with senior health professionals, executive and managers.Demonstrated experience in driving a culture of professional medical administration and governance, inclusive of issues relating to medical workforce, medical professional practice, clinical governance, clinical ethics, clinical teaching and clinical leadership.Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary clinical governance systems and processes associated with the provision of safe and quality health care services.Demonstrated experience in planning emergency strategies and leading emergency responses and the performance of facility disaster management functions.Demonstrated high level of skill in analysis of complex medical policy and planning issues, formulating new approaches and developing comprehensive implementation and improvement strategies.Demonstrated capacity to operate as a member of an Executive management team of a complex and integrated health service that provides secondary or tertiary services.This is a Category A position.
All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2023_022.
Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.Please complete the attached documentation and ensure they are uploaded to your application.Need more information?1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Paulina Pazdzior on ****** Close: 24 April 2025
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