Executive Director Medical Services & Clinical Governance

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) extends south of Sydney, about 250km along this picturesque coastal strip, and provides world class health care to its community of more than 420,000 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 58 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. It is a complex, geographically distributed organisation with significant multi–stakeholder involvement across its operations, both centrally and locally.

Due to internal changes, ISLHD is now seeking an outstanding Executive Director Medical Services & Clinical Governance (EDMSCG) to build upon the achievements to date and continue to shape and deliver world class health care services across the District. The EDMSCG will be a key member of the executive leadership team and oversee strategic and operational activities across the LHD. 

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the EDMSCG will:

• Work closely with, and advise, the Executive and the Board on all professional medical workforce issues;
• Provide professional leadership of the ISLHD medical workforce and all aspects of clinical governance;
• Support service leaders to implement effective and efficient operational management of clinical services, ensuring that the
• District delivers high quality care through the provision of clinical excellence and best practice in patient safety:
• Lead the creation and implementation of world class clinical governance and patient safety strategies in partnership with the
• Executive Director Nursing, Midwifery & Clinical Governance and Executive Director Allied Health;
• Forge collegial relationships across a variety of stakeholders including academic and research partners, community groups,
• NSW Health and the ISLHD Executive and Board;
• Model a patient centred approach to care with a focus on the total patient experience, ensuring service delivery across the
• LHD is based on global best practice and reflects the highest standards;
• Lead a large team comprising: Clinical Governance, Hospital Training, Medical Workforce, Pharmacy, Pathology and the
• hospital based Directors of Medical Services;
• Lead medical and clinical workforce management and continue to build the culture of collaboration and excellence, during an
• exciting period of growth, investment, redevelopment and change;
• Foster a responsive, future focused and contemporary culture which supports all staff to deliver true excellence.

We are seeking an experienced medical leader who has ideally held an EDMS / DMS / CMO or related leadership role within a comparable health service and who has a track record of leading and driving successful transformation. The person may hold a RACMA Fellowship, we equally value Fellowship from another College. Critical to the person’s success will be their proven track record of leading medical workforce and clinical governance teams and initiatives within a complex hospital or health service. The person will demonstrate strong communication and engagement skills and a track record of successfully forging powerful relationships with medical staff, the executive team and the broader clinical community.

This represents an exciting opportunity to support world class healthcare across this thriving and growing community. It also offers the prospect of living in the beautiful and picturesque coastal region of NSW and becoming part of the friendly and community centred culture which the area is renowned for.

Please click on the "Additional Information" button, to download a copy of the Candidate Information Pack which includes details about the organisation and how to apply. For more information, please contact Rob Macmillan, Partner Health at Derwent Search at healthservices@derwentsearch.com.au or call 0421 593 535 referencing 34269.

Applications close: Thursday 7th May