Divisional Director

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals

Job title Divisional Director – Medicine Designation Senior Staff Specialist Clinician SMO2.1 - SMO2.3

Job type Part time (19 hrs per week) Duration Fixed from 02/01/2025 for 3 years

Salary $270,033 - $298,705 Location Darwin

Position number 966 RTF Closing 14/10/2025

Contact officer Dr Danika Thiemt on or

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Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by

making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer.

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Primary objective

The Medical Divisional Director works in partnership with the Director of Nursing - Operations of Division of Medicine across Royal Darwin and Palmerston

Hospitals and is accountable for the safety and quality, financial and operational management of the Division. The Divisional Directors, through strategic

leadership and their membership of the RDH and PRH Executive Team, drive divisional performance, achieve organisational targets and implement the

highest standards of clinical and corporate governance within the NT Health Values. The Medical Divisional Director will contribute to the overall leadership

and management of RDH and PRH, and the achievement of the RDH and PRH Strategic Priorities.

Context statement

The Medical Divisional Director in partnership with the Director of Nursing - Operations of the Division of Medicine across Royal Darwin and Palmerston

Hospital is accountable for the safety and quality, participation in planning, policy and strategy development, financial and operational management of the

Division. The position reports operationally to the General Manager Royal Darwin and professionally to the Director of Medical Services, Royal Darwin and

Palmerston Hospital.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Lead the development, reform, coordination and delivery of cost-effective and integrated health services and delivery models across acute and primary

care sectors in collaboration with other sector leaders.

2. Ensure a culture of high performing teams, professional excellence, and accountability within the NT Health Values Framework, across all streams and

Divisions to improve patient care and outcomes.

3. Drive an environment of quality improvement and clinical outcome measurement through clinical audit and review to promote continuous quality

improvement across the Division.

1. Lead patient flow, demand management and other operational strategies across the Division to achieve organisational targets and objectives.
2. Ensure human resource responsibilities across the Division, including the direct supervision of medical staff, allocation of duties, establishment of

rosters, performance management of staff and monitoring staffing levels, workloads and hours worked.

6. Be accountable for divisional financial management, and efficiencies and allocation of resources.

1. Ensure the coordination of research, teaching and training programmes, and contribute to NT Health and national clinical leadership in the relevant

specialty areas.

8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures in order to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.

1. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Eligible for specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia with Fellowship of a relevant Medical College.

2. Demonstrated extensive relevant professional experience at a senior level in an acute tertiary setting.

3. Demonstrated high level ability to provide strategic leadership, deliver business and clinical service plans and outcomes in a complex hospital

environment, with the demonstrated high level ability to lead, negotiate, implement and drive organisational change in support of the achievement of

strategic and operational goals.

1. Demonstrated high level knowledge and experience of continuous quality improvement principles and their application.
2. Demonstrated high level ability to operate effectively in an environment of ongoing change and uncertainty and to create a flexible environment that

enables others to meet changing demands in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

6. Demonstrated high-level ability to contribute effectively as a member of the RDH and PRH Executive team, with use of advanced communication,

interpersonal, conflict management and negotiation skills to maximise productive working relationships with the executive management and the

multidisciplinary teams.

1. Demonstrated high level ability to engage with and develop relationships with key stakeholders within and outside of the organisation including an

ability to interact effectively with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

1. Demonstrated ability to manage human and financial resources in an environment of competing demands.
2. Demonstrated ability to manage conflict to promote cooperation, teamwork and understanding in undertaking challenging, demanding and complex

work.

Desirable

1. Completion of qualification in Health Management and/ or Leadership.

Further information

Department of Health has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere on Departmental premises, facilities, or vehicles, nor whilst

working off-site. Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and

criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. More information on pre-

employment checks specific to this role can be sourced through the vacancy contact.