Executive Director Medical Services

The Position

Its vision is simple and ambitious: excellence in health care for everyone, every day, all the time — delivered in a culturally safe way, in partnership with consumers, and enhanced through research and innovation.

The EDMS is accountable to the Chief Executive Officer, sits on the Regional Leadership Team, manages every medical officer working in FUNLHN, and works collaboratively with the Chief Clinical Advisor and fellow regional EDMSs.

Co-lead the FUNLHN clinical governance structure with the Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery: clinical review, morbidity and mortality, incident investigation, antimicrobial stewardship and accreditation. 

Recruit, credential, orient and develop all medical officers and contracts — including Rural GP Agreements and fee-for-service arrangements — and own the FUNLHN medical workforce plan and budget.

Lead regional training with universities and metropolitan units, coordinate rotations, and give strategic input to service models under the Clinical Services Capability Framework.

Health Service

Six sites, one medical service.

Whyalla Hospital & Health Service Modern general hospital: 75 acute beds, purpose-built Regional Cancer Centre, inpatient mental health unit, birthing unit, renal dialysis and five-day theatres.

Port Augusta Hospital & Health Service 54 acute beds including monitored beds, chemotherapy unit, and the largest renal dialysis and paediatric services outside Adelaide. Maternity, surgery and five-day theatres.

Quorn Health Service Multi-purpose site within the Flinders Ranges MPS: 41 beds across acute and residential aged care, with general medical and emergency services.

Hawker Memorial Hospital Multi-purpose site with acute and residential care beds and an emergency service.

Roxby Downs Health Service Remote 10-bed facility ~260 km north of Port Augusta, serving Andamooka, Olympic Dam, Woomera and outlying homesteads.

Leigh Creek Health Clinic Nurse-led ambulatory service with 24-hour on-call emergency cover.

The Location

Leave the hustle of city life behind for a region of cultural diversity, outback landscapes and welcoming regional cities. From the ancient ridges of the Flinders Ranges to the calm waters of the Spencer Gulf, adventure, recreation and space are never far away.

Essential Criteria

• MBBS/BMBS or equivalent, with an appropriate specialist qualification.
• Registrable with AHPRA as a specialist medical practitioner.
• Leadership of complex multi-disciplinary organisations through change.
• Strategic planning, risk management and contract management experience.
• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, Aboriginal culture and community protocols.

The Package

Total package of $486,189 – $608,623 dependent on level

About Skilled Medical

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