Executive Director, Operations - Western Sydney Local Health District - [Archived Advertisement]

• Strategic leader and influencer

• System-wide change management

• Strong executive presence

Western Sydney Local Health District is seeking to appoint an inspirational, resilient, outcomes-focused executive as its new Executive Director, Operations. This role will provide strategic leadership across the network as well as operational leadership for the delivery of its health services. 

With a $1.9 billion budget, Western Sydney Local Health District employs more than 13,000 staff in more than 70 sites across a 780 square kilometre area. A network of hospitals, community and state-wide services delivers integrated public health care to more than 950,000 residents.

Currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar rebuilding program, Westmead Hospital with its partners will be one of the largest health, education, research and training precincts in Australia. With 975 beds, it provides acute medicine, aged care, neurology, rehabilitation, brain injury, cardiac, chronic care, radiology, pathology, emergency, surgery, intensive care, neonatal, mental health, renal and transplant surgery services. 

Auburn Hospital with 155 beds, provides emergency medicine, general medicine, paediatric day surgery, obstetrics and newborn care services for low-risk births and satellite renal dialysis.

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital with a combined 534 beds comprises Blacktown Hospital with emergency, intensive and high dependency care, acute medical and surgical care, obstetrics and newborn care, rehabilitation and acute and community mental health services whereas Mount Druitt Hospital provides emergency care and planned surgery especially general, orthopaedic and breast surgery.

Cumberland Hospital is a 261-bed mental health facility for the local population, and tertiary acute, extended and forensic mental health services to greater western Sydney and NSW.

The successful candidate will be an exceptional executive leader with a track record of successful operational achievement preferably within a large and complex tertiary health care environment. You will possess excellent stakeholder, communication, negotiation, coaching and interpersonal skills and be recognised for your collaborative and empowering style. You will be able to initiate, influence and lead sustainable transformational change. You will have the capability to drive performance and build the capacity and resilience of your senior management team while delivering outstanding patient care, services and results.

The successful applicant will have tertiary qualifications in Management and/or demonstrated equivalent knowledge, experience and expertise in health service delivery, across a diverse range of care sectors.

Applying for this Role

Please submit application documentation to NSW Health on website: https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/ (search by job reference number REQ201406)

Your application must include:

• Cover letter addressed to the search consultant;
• A written response addressing the target questions, found below;
• An up to date copy of your Curriculum Vitae
• Completed HG Application Form

Western Sydney needs to undertake transformational structural, cultural and organisational reform as it moves towards operating as a cohesive networked service.  What challenges would you face in this situation?  How would you personally contribute to this reform agenda?

This position would require you to negotiate, influence others and work collaboratively with a variety of different stakeholders across the health service and with other external parties, including other health services.

Can you tell us about a situation where you have had to manage, negotiate, influence and work with a variety of different people at various levels?  Has there been a situation which did not work out well?  What would you do differently?

We invite qualified candidates to contact Principal Consultants: Kevin Hardy and Kate Wallwork.

Kevin: M+61 (0)412 131 334 or via email khardy@hardygroupintl.com

Kate: M+61(0)410 052 125 or via email kwallwork@hardygroupintl.com for a confidential discussion.

To access the Candidate Information Pack (including role description) and HG Application Form click here

Applications close: Sunday, 3rd of January 2021