Your new role
Reporting to the Health Service Chief Executive, the Chief Operating Officer plays a critical role in driving organisational performance, operational excellence and service innovation across Metro South Health.
You will provide strategic leadership to Executive Directors and senior leaders, ensuring services achieve and exceed key safety, quality, financial and operational outcomes across one of Queensland's largest and most complex health services.
Working collaboratively with clinical and corporate leaders, you will:
Lead large-scale operational and strategic service delivery initiatives
Oversee a workforce of more than 15,000 FTE employees and operational budgets exceeding $3.8B AUD
Drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement across facilities and services
Provide expert advice to the Health Service Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board
Shape sustainable and innovative healthcare delivery models
Foster high-performing, values-based and collaborative cultures
Strengthen partnerships across the health system and broader community
About you
You are a motivated professional with demonstrated success leading large and complex healthcare organisations through strategic change, operational improvement and service transformation.
You will bring:
Extensive executive leadership experience within a large and complex health service environment
Strong operational, financial and performance management capability
Exceptional strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Experience leading multidisciplinary executive teams and large-scale service portfolios
A commitment to values-based leadership, patient safety, innovation and continuous improvement
What we can offer you
At Metro South Health, you'll join one of Australia's largest and most progressive public healthcare organisations, leading services that make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
We offer:
A highly influential executive leadership opportunity within a diverse multi-site health service
The opportunity to shape strategic healthcare delivery and influence system-wide outcomes
A collaborative executive environment committed to excellence, innovation and patient-centred care
Strong teaching, research and tertiary partnerships
Executive-level remuneration and benefits, including flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
The opportunity to live and work in South East Queensland, enjoying a vibrant lifestyle and diverse communities
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values shape our culture and guide how we work together to deliver better outcomes for our community. We celebrate diversity and encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
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