Chief Executive Officer

Mildura Base Public Hospital; Mildura; On-site; AUD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mildura Base Public Hospital is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead a significant regional public health service through its next phase of performance, transformation and growth. This role oversees a 172-bed facility with a workforce of over 1,200 and reports to the Board.

As CEO you will shape clinical governance, quality and safety, financial sustainability and workforce culture, while partnering with Health Department, clinicians and the community to meet rural and regional

Qualifications

• Senior executive leadership experience at CEO or equivalent level.
• Proven track record delivering organisational, operational and financial outcomes.
• Strong governance, quality and clinical governance leadership.
• Experience leading organisational transformation and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead MBPH's strategic plan delivery and performance.
• Direct quality, safety, governance and financial sustainability.
• Oversee workforce culture and engagement across 1,200+ staff.
• Strengthen partnerships with the Board, Department of Health and regional partners.
• Drive service redesign and digital enablement in a rural regional context.

Skills

Executive leadership

Quality governance

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Financial management

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in health/business/management

Tertiary qualification in health, business, management or related discipline

Job description

Lead a significant regional public health service through its next phase of performance, transformation and growth.

Executive leadership of a 172 bed public hospital and workforce of more than 1,200.

Lead quality, safety, operational and financial performance.

Partner with the Board, Department of Health, clinicians and community to shape contemporary rural and regional healthcare.

Chief Executive Officer

• Executive leadership of a 172 bed public hospital and workforce of more than 1,200.
• Lead quality, safety, operational and financial performance.
• Partner with the Board, Department of Health, clinicians and community to shape contemporary rural and regional healthcare.

About Mildura Base Public Hospital

Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) is a significant regional public health service supporting communities across North West Victoria and the broader tri-state region, with Mildura situated near the borders of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.

Returning to public management in September 2020, MBPH has continued to strengthen its role as a key provider of healthcare across the region. With more than 1,200 employees and 172 beds, MBPH delivers a broad range of acute, subacute, mental health, community and specialist services, including emergency care, maternity, intensive care, rehabilitation, palliative care, renal dialysis and chemotherapy.

MBPH is committed to delivering safe, high-quality and person-centred care while continuing to strengthen services, capability and partnerships to meet the changing needs of the communities it serves.

Our purpose is to improve lives by delivering contemporary rural and regional health, underpinned by our HEART values and a strong commitment to quality, safety, inclusion and continuous improvement.

The opportunity

The Board of Mildura Base Public Hospital is seeking an experienced and contemporary executive leader to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer.

Reporting to the Board through the Board Chair, the CEO is accountable for the overall leadership, management and performance of MBPH and for translating the Board's strategic direction into measurable organisational outcomes.

The CEO will lead the Executive Leadership Team and provide clear organisational leadership across quality and safety, operational performance, financial sustainability, workforce and culture, governance, risk and strategic transformation.

Central to the role will be delivering against MBPH's Strategic Plan, Statement of Priorities and Statement of Expectations, while strengthening the organisation's performance and long‑term sustainability.

Key priorities will include:

• maintaining a strong focus on quality, patient safety, clinical governance and consumer experience
• achieving sustainable operational and financial performance
• strengthening access, patient flow, productivity and service delivery
• building a high‑performing, accountable and engaged Executive Leadership Team and workforce
• leading service redesign, digital enablement, innovation and organisational transformation
• maintaining robust governance, risk, assurance and compliance frameworks
• building trusted relationships with the Department of Health, Hospitals Victoria, regional partners, clinicians, consumers and the community
• positioning MBPH to respond effectively to the changing needs of rural and regional communities.

About you

We are seeking a highly credible senior executive with demonstrated experience leading within a complex healthcare or comparable public sector environment.

You will bring strong Board and governance capability together with a proven record of delivering measurable organisational, operational and financial outcomes.

You will demonstrate:

• senior executive leadership experience at CEO or equivalent level
• strong leadership of quality, safety and clinical and corporate governance
• proven operational and financial management capability
• experience leading organisational transformation and performance improvement
• contemporary people and culture leadership, including the ability to engage clinicians and a diverse workforce
• highly developed stakeholder and health‑system leadership
• sound judgement, integrity, resilience and accountability
• strong knowledge of the Victorian public health environment, or the capacity to rapidly acquire it.

A relevant tertiary qualification in health, business, management or a related discipline is required, with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded.

Employment arrangements

The position will be employed in accordance with the Victorian Health Executive Employment and Remuneration (HEER) Policy and an approved Executive Contract.

This is an important opportunity to lead MBPH at a time of significant organisational and health‑system change and to make a tangible contribution to the health outcomes of communities across North West Victoria.

Applications close: COB, Monday, 19 October 2026