Job available:
Executive Director Women's & Newborn
- Employer: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Location: Qld
- Position type: Full-time
- Closing date: 15-01-2024 5:00 PM
- Contact: Rebecca Fischle
- Phone: 0403 224 716
- Email: rfischle@hardygroupintl.com
- More info: Click here
Job ID H23_4648
Excellent healthcare, working together, strong and healthy communities
- Experienced Executive leader with proven track record in supporting improved healthcare and leading transformational change in a large and complex organisation.
- Lead and promote values based, culturally safe, person-centred healthcare. Where safety and effective care is at the forefront of clinical practice for patients, staff, and the community.
- Enable Excellence in the provision of Healthcare Services through fostering cohesive and contemporary services for the communities within Metro North Health.
- Spearhead a culture of world class research and innovation. Ensure education and research are the foundation for organisational performance.
ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN’S HEALTH (RBWH) HOSPITAL
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is Queensland’s largest quaternary and tertiary referral
hospital with close to 1,000 beds, providing more than one tenth of all patient services in Queensland. Under
the auspice of Metro North Health, it fulfils a significant teaching and research role with links to Queensland’s
major tertiary institutions and research facilities. The complex provides a comprehensive range of specialities
including medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatal intensive care, and trauma
services and is the largest provider of telehealth services in Queensland.
THE ROLE
The Executive Director Women’s and Newborn Services of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH)
provides strategic leadership and direction, ensuring safe and quality care in Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Obstetric Medicine, the Grantley Stable Neonatal Unit, the Neonatal Retrieval Service (NeoRESQ), and
subspecialties such as Gynae-oncology, and Maternal Foetal Medicine. These clinical services also support a
variety of research programs, including the Perinatal Research Centre. The Executive Director – Women’s and
Newborn Services is responsible for an operating budget of $120M with a total FTE of 593 FTE.
THE CANDIDATE
RBWH is seeking applications from Executive Leaders to fill the role of Executive Director Women’s and Newborn RBWH. The successful applicant will report directly to the Executive Director Royal Brisbane and
Women’s Hospital and work with the RBWH Executive team, Nursing and Midwifery Director (Women’s
Newborn Services), Business Manager and Clinical Directors in accordance with MNH’s vision, purpose, values
and objectives as outlined in strategic and operational plans. Clinical experience and/or professional
registration or membership with an appropriate authority will be well regarded.
To apply for the role, the applicants must prepare an address of the following selection criteria:
1. Leadership: Demonstrated strategic and executive leadership capability, with proven experience in achieving
transformational outcomes within complex clinical environments, including experience in managing health
services that support women and children.
2. Health Management: Ability to manage large scale and complex health service programs, including the ability
to develop strategy, provide effective finance management, and resources oversight.
3. Clinical Governance: Demonstrated ability in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of
strategies designed to advance quality, safety, governance and risk in health service delivery.
4. Culture: Proven track record of high achievement in creating a high-performance culture, fostering cohesive
services and multidisciplinary teams that value performance, improvement, collaboration, and innovation.
5. Health Equity: Demonstrated commitment to closing the gap and inequities in the health and long-term
wellbeing of infants, children, young people and women, particularly those who are most at risk. An ability to
relate to and work with First Nations communities to develop culturally safe and sensitive health care solutions
that create improved health care outcomes.
HOW TO APPLY
The closing date for applications is Monday, 15th of January 2024.
The reference number to include in your application is H23_4648
For a confidential discussion, please contact any of following HG Consultants:
Ms Philippa Geere-Watson – HardyGroup Principal Consultant
M: +64 (0) 21 337 281
Ms Lynette Boerth - Executive Director – HardyGroup Search and Recruitment
M: +61 (0)431 293 861
Ms Sarah Buckler PSM - HardyGroup Principal Consultant - Queensland State Manager
M: +61 (0)429 486 740
Please submit your application via the HG website HERE.
Note: Please use the online platform to submit your application. It will not be accepted via email.
Your application must include:
1. Cover letter addressed to the Principal Consultant;
2. A written response addressing the key selection criteria
3. An up to date copy of your Curriculum Vitae
Applications close Mon 15 Jan 2024