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Overview

Medical Co-Director - Medical Division - Perth Children/u2019s Hospital & Neonatology, WA

Location: Perth Children/u2019s Hospital and Neonatology (PCH&N), QEII Campus, Nedlands

Unit/Division: Service Unit 4 - Medical; Branch: Perth Children/u2019s Hospital & Neonatology Executive; Work Type: Fixed Term - Part Time; Position No.: 00011892; Closing Date: 2025-10-09 4:00 PM

Salary: An attractive remuneration package commensurate with the position will be offered

VCID No. 995456; MedCareers Ref. 492989

Position Profile

This is an exceptional opportunity to join our team as Medical Co-Director for the Medical division. Reporting to the Executive Director PCH & Neonatology (PCHN), you will direct, evaluate, and manage services aligned with our strategic plan and guiding principles. You will steer the operation and sustainability of medical services, enable positive change, shape service development, and strengthen innovative models of care.

You will foster a highly collaborative partnership with the Medical & Nurse Co-Directors to navigate complex decision making and solve joint and craft-group issues. You will drive a cohesive service focused on high quality medical systems, practice, and efficient service delivery, responsive to patient needs now and in the future. You will support Heads of Department across medical specialties, facilitate growth, and promote departments to advance clinical care.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide effective medical leadership in clinical governance, safety, quality improvement, strategic planning, optimal resource allocation and reform, in collaboration with the Medical & Nurse Co-Directors and the executive team

- Mentor and support Heads of Department; foster collaboration across Clinicians and Departments for safe and effective patient and family care

- Manage clinical demand, workload, and workforce pressures; grow and sustain a highly skilled workforce

- Support development of advanced practice nursing roles and junior medical roles; promote evidence-based practice and research-driven clinical advancements

- Ensure safe, high-quality clinical practice and manage clinical and corporate risk; coordinate education and training for medical staff to meet accreditation standards

- Mentor staff; promote patient safety and family-centred care

- Ensure business continuity and emergency planning for the division

- Develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders across public/private sectors, universities, professional colleges and agencies; represent service goals positively

Qualifications & Experience

The ideal candidate will have prior experience in professional clinical leadership and managing clinical services in a large, complex acute health service. Eligibility for registration with the Medical Board of Australia is a requirement for this role.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a state-of-the-art facility with ample support and resources to facilitate excellence in patient care. As a Medical Co-Director, you will influence positive change, advocate for clinical needs, and lead reforms in paediatric healthcare.

About our Medical Department

Based at Perth Children/u2019s Hospital, our teams provide state-wide tertiary/quaternary level specialist care to children aged 0 years, encompassing inpatient units, outpatient clinics, and specialised services. We collaborate with other medical specialties, nursing and allied health professionals to diagnose, treat, and manage a wide spectrum of paediatric conditions. We are a teaching institution affiliated with medical schools, offering clinical placements and training programs. We participate in community outreach, health education, advocacy, and clinical trials and quality improvement initiatives.

How to Apply

We welcome your application via MedCareers - Reference Number 492989. Your application should contain:

- A current resume summarising your experience and how you meet the position requirements

- Responses to the following questions in the context of your acute tertiary setting experience:

- Describe how you have shaped and managed strategy, aligning business imperatives with strategic priorities to achieve organisational goals

- Describe how you have built organisational capability and responsiveness through your workforce in a constrained environment

- Describe how you have built productive relationships across an organisation within the health sector

- Describe how you have balanced diverse and competing interests to manage a clinical service in a large complex acute health care setting

- The name, email and contact details of two referees who can provide a confidential report

Selection Criteria

Please see the attached Job Description Form.

Further Information

For job-related information, contact Tony Dolan, Executive Director of PCH & Neonatology at anthony.dolan@health.wa.gov.au or 08 6456 8170. Eligibility: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is required for permanent positions in the public sector. This position requires a Western Australian Working with Children Check. See https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au for details.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is the leading paediatric health service in Western Australia, comprising Community Health, CAMHS and Perth Children/u2019s Hospital (PCH) & Neonatology. CAHS employs over 6500 people across PCH, KEMH and 170+ community clinics. CAHS values: Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.

Assistance & Lodgement

For assistance with applications or adjustments for disability, contact the START recruitment team at CAHS.TalentAcquisition@health.wa.gov.au. Lodgement is system-generated and late submissions will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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