**General Manager, Shoalhaven Hospital Group**
**Executive Band 1**
**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District**
An exciting opportunity exists for a General Manager to lead the Shoalhaven Hospital Group. This key executive leadership role and will oversee the expansion of local health services across the Shoalhaven region.
**About Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD)**
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District extends south of Sydney, about 250km along this picturesque coastal strip, and provides world class health care to its community of more than 400,000 residents. ISLHD is one of the region's largest employers with a workforce of more than 8,500 across eight hospital sites and more than 60 community health services, and an annual budget of approximately $1.2 billion. ISLHD has an experienced and established executive and leadership team and a commitment to delivering the very best health outcomes for the communities served.
If you are a skilled executive operating at a strategic level with proven experience driving growth and affecting change this job offers a unique experience to be involved in the construction and opening of the areas newest hospital redevelopment offering expanded emergency, critical care, acute, sub-acute and non-admitted services locally. You will demonstrate the capacity to work collaboratively across a multi-disciplined organisational landscape. You will possess an innovative mindset and be passionate about healthcare and its impact on the community. Critical to your success will be your strong communication and engagement skills.
This role will be located in Shoalhaven Hospital, Scenic Drive, Nowra.
**Role Outline**
The General Manager Shoalhaven Hospital Group is responsible for the effective and efficient financial and operational management of all Services provided by the Group which includes Shoalhaven District Memorial, Milton Ulladulla and David Berry Hospitals. A key function of the role is the oversight of a robust clinical governance and leadership framework requiring strengthening clinical leadership and engagement to ensure the safe delivery of clinical services within the Group.
For further information, download the role description.
You are required to submit a one page covering letter, including a short statement in response to the two targeted questions below:
1. Give a recent example of when you have managed a large and diverse operational team, with a strong focus on service delivery, within a clinical or emergency management governance and performance framework, which included maintaining quality assurance.
2. Describe a role in which you led significant transformation across large acute care hospital or health service, and outline your key achievements. How did you manage the various stakeholders when leading this transformation including building a culture of collaboration, respect and understanding in the workplace?
**Essential Requirements**
- Extensive proven experience at a senior management level in a substantial and complex organisation engaged in clinical service delivery.
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing operational structures and business planning processes to achieve organisational objectives and KPIs within budget.
- We know the value of diverse experiences and broad capabilities. Even if you're not sure if you meet all the role requirements, we'd love to hear from you._
This is an ongoing, full-time, Band 1, Health Service senior executive (HSSE) role. An attractive remuneration package within the range of $203,286 to $227,389 (SOORT 2024) per annum, will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Please contact Margaret Martin, Executive Director Clinical Operations on 0476 807 260 should you have any additional questions about the role.
**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
At the Ministry of Health we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.
- The Ministry of Health expects all workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and you will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role._
**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 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.