Medical Director, Critical Care

Job no: 917536

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide CBD

Categories: Medical

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Total Indicative MD2 Salary $365,798 - $713,692 P.A. (Pro Rata)(Subject to Private Practice) + Divisional Managerial Allowance
• Part Time (0.5FTE), Up to 3 Year Appointment

CALHN Medical Director – Critical Care & Perioperative Services Program, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Join our Senior Leadership Team at Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Are you a visionary clinician ready to shape the future of healthcare? Join the Central Adelaide Local Health Network's Senior Leadership Team and lead with purpose, driving clinical excellence and innovation in a dynamic, patient-centred environment.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity awaits an experienced medical leader to join the Critical Care & Perioperative Services leadership team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH). As Medical Director, you'll play a central role in delivering safe, high-quality care while contributing to key operational priorities, performance outcomes, and strategic goals.

In this pivotal position, you will provide expert medical leadership and governance across all Critical Care & Perioperative Services, working collaboratively with program leaders, clinicians and consumers. You'll also guide service planning and improvement initiatives, ensuring clinical practice remains contemporary, effective and aligned with best practice standards.

The 0.5 FTE allocated to this role is dedicated solely to managerial duties, with no clinical practice component.

About the Critical Care & Perioperative Services Program

The Critical Care & Perioperative Services Program at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital consists of the Intensive Care Unit, Theatres and Technical Suites and Anaesthetics Services.

About You

You're an experienced medical leader with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in complex clinical environments. You'll bring proven leadership, expert clinical governance, and a collaborative spirit to this vital role within Critical Care & Perioperative Services.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Specialist medical qualifications registerable with the Medical Board of Australia, along with current AHPRA registration.
• Proven clinical leadership experience with the ability to influence, motivate and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality Neuroscience & Rehabilitation services.
• Exceptional communication, analytical and decision-making skills, with demonstrated success leading service reform, financial management and achieving service improvement outcomes.
• In-depth knowledge of contemporary Critical Care & Perioperative services and public health operations, clinical governance frameworks and workforce management principles.

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we're shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia's largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it's expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that's driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information

• Please submit a cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 917536

Applications Close

11.55 PM Wednesday 15th October 2025

Contact Information

For further information please contact:

Dr. Sarah Flint – Executive Director Medical Services & Clinical Governance

Email:

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Advertised: 01 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 15 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time