Chief Operating Officer
4 days ago
Chief Operating Officer
St John of God Health Care
Location: Perth (or Melbourne, with extensive travel)
St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) is one of Australia's largest Catholic not-for-profit health care providers, employing approximately16,000 people across 27 facilities including 15 private hospitals, one public hospital (under PPP), 3 mental health hospitals, a rehabilitation hospital, in-home services, disability programs, and social outreach initiatives across Australia. These facilities collectively provide more than 3,300 hospital beds, offering care across major metropolitan and regional locations. Mission-led and, as a not-for-profit, SJGHC returns all surpluses to the communities that they serve through investment in people, services, technology and social outreach.
The Opportunity
SJGHC is now looking to recruit an outcomes-focused, collaborative and strategically minded
Chief Operating Officer
who will be crucial in leading the organisation through its next phase of clinical excellence, growth and transformation.
As Chief Operating Officer, you will report directly to the Group CEO and provide leadership, strategic direction and execution across SJGHC's hospitals and services nationwide. You will translate strategy into measurable outcomes, elevate patient experience and clinical quality, and strengthen partnerships with clinicians, government, private health funds, and community stakeholders; while stewarding resources wisely in line with the Vision, Mission and Values.
Key Accountabilities
- Operational leadership:
Deliver performance to targets across a multi-site portfolio; embed a culture of service excellence and exemplary safety; while ensuring regulatory compliance and best-practice OH&S. - Clinical excellence & engagement:
Partner closely with medical leaders to design, develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based services. - Growth, brand & market development:
Build a high-performing business development and marketing capability; shape SJGHC's market position; drive volume growth, service innovation and customer experience. - Capital projects & integration:
Oversee successful delivery of brownfield/greenfield developments on time and budget and lead integration arising from M&A activity. - Performance & stewardship:
Optimise resource utilisation and revenue; leverage internal/external data to inform service models and network configuration. - Stakeholder leadership:
Represent SJGHC with media, regulators, insurers, industry bodies and community and act as an official spokesperson when required.
About You
You are an inclusive, values-anchored leader with a track record of operating at scale in complex healthcare environments. You have a strong commitment to SJGHC's
Vision, Mission and Values
and the ability to support and promote their Catholic identity along with strong financial acumen and proven strategic planning, execution and risk management capabilities. You also bring:
- Demonstrated success leading major change and transformation across multiple sites.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, including Board-level engagement.
- Strength in external partnerships with clinicians, regulators, government, insurers and community stakeholders.
- Prior large-scale healthcare leadership experience and a successful track record of partnering effectively with medical practitioners, executing on growth strategy and delivering on major facility developments.
Why join St John of God Health Care?
- Real purpose with scale:
The opportunity to lead a national network committed to hospitality, hope and healing. - Create an enduring impact:
SJGHC, as a not-for-profit, means that surpluses are reinvested into people, services, and communities. - Join a high-performing leadership team:
Collaborate with a high-calibre Executive team to shape strategy, innovation and outcomes across Australia.
This is an outstanding career-defining opportunity to join one of Australia's pre-eminent mission-driven healthcare organisations in a key executive leadership role.
C-Suite Partners provides exclusive partnership to healthcare executives globally across the entire healthcare landscape.
*Please note that only candidates that meet our full required criteria will be invited to progress for this opportunity. All applicants will be added to our database for future information sharing regarding new opportunities, market intel and executive candidate information.
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