Medical Director

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network – Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Total Indicative MD02 Salary $367,430 - $715,909 P.A. (Pro Rata) (Subject to Private Practice) + Divisional Managerial Allowance
• Part Time (0.5FTE), Temporary appointment up to 3 Years

CALHN Medical Director – Acute & Urgent Care – Queen Elizabeth Hospital

About the role

As Medical Director – Acute & Urgent Care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, you will play a pivotal role as part of the Program Senior Leadership Team. Working closely with the Program Senior Leadership Team, you will set and deliver strategic and operational goals that drive high-quality, consistent, and connected care across Acute and Urgent services. This includes ensuring safe clinical practices, effective workforce planning, and aligning day-to-day operations with CALHN's long-term vision.

The Acute & Urgent Care Program at TQEH includes the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit (AMU) General Medicine and Geriatrics. The Acute & Urgent Care Program has a shared leadership model comprising a Program Director and Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Leads.

You will provide leadership to, and governance of, the medical workforce, clinical services, and education and research activities within the Program, while contributing as a valued member of CALHN's Medical Leadership Team. In this capacity, you will influence medical workforce strategies and clinical activity more broadly across CALHN, offering expert advice to the Executive Team and shaping initiatives that strengthen performance, innovation, and patient outcomes.

About You

You are a respected and experienced medical leader with the qualifications and vision to shape Acute & Urgent Care services at a senior level. With specialist registration through AHPRA, you bring a strong commitment to delivery of health care in a public health system, patient-centred care, and advancing best practice across the acute and urgent care environment.

• Proven leader with experience guiding multidisciplinary teams, driving service reform, and fostering collaboration to deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated success in clinical governance, financial management, and workforce planning, with the ability to influence change in complex systems.
• Strong communicator with highly developed interpersonal skills, able to build trust, resolve conflict, and maintain constructive relationships across diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable and forward-looking, with a deep understanding of acute and urgent care models, public health systems, and contemporary service improvement frameworks.

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.
• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to CALHN, for eligible applicants. Further information can be found here.
• 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.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• 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.
• Employee Recognition: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

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 refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• 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: 916028

Enquiries to:

Name: Sarah Flint, Executive Director, Medical Services and Clinical Governance

E-mail:

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Midnight Thursday 23rd of October 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

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