Chief Operating Officer

North West Queensland; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 272,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa region seeks a Chief Operating Officer to lead across multiple care settings, shaping the future of healthcare for North West Queensland. You will align strategy, operations and people leadership to deliver safe, sustainable and responsive health services.

The successful candidate will balance complexity with transformational change, inspire teams, and foster partnerships with communities to achieve outstanding health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Proven ability to inspire people, lead change and deliver sustainable results.
• Strong operational, financial and strategic capability.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Commitment to fostering high-performing teams and delivering outcomes for communities.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of healthcare across North West Queensland.
• Lead across hospitals, community services and remote facilities to ensure safe, sustainable services.
• Balance operational priorities with long-term transformation and improvement.
• Inspire, align and develop the workforce while building partnerships with communities.
• Deliver outstanding patient, consumer and community health outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic capability

Stakeholder influence

People leadership

Job description

More than a leadership role, this is an opportunity to work alongside passionate healthcare professionals and committed community partners to help define the direction of healthcare across North West Queensland

Job details

Position status: Contract

Position type: Full-time

Occupational group: Executive

Classification: HES2

Workplace Location: North West Qld

Job ad reference: QLD/EA690209

Closing date: 22-Sep-2026

Total remuneration: $271643 up to $293509

Job duration: Executive Contract

Contact person: Andrew Quabba

Contact details: [phone]
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The role

As Chief Operating Officer, you will work alongside the Health Service Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team to shape the future of healthcare across North West Queensland. From Mount Isa to some of Queensland's most remote communities, your leadership decisions will influence how care is delivered, how service evolve, and how health outcomes are improved for the people who rely on them every day.

Leading across a geographically diverse network spanning hospitals, community services and remote facilities, you will bring together strategy, operations and people leadership to ensure services are safe, sustainable and responsive to community needs.

This is a role for a leader who thrives complexity and can balance operational priorities with long-term transformation. Success will depend as much on people leadership as operational leadership. You will inspire and align the workforce, strengthen leadership capability, build community confidence and foster partnerships needed to deliver exceptional healthcare across North West Queensland.

You will help shape an organisational culture that empowers people to perform at their best, embraces innovation and continuous improvement, and remain focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for patient, consumers and communities.

Remuneration and benefits may be negotiated with the successful applicant based on their skills, experience and demonstrated capabilities.

The successful person

The successful person

You are an executive leader with experience leading in complex environments and are motivated by the opportunity to improve health outcomes for communities. You combine strategic thinking with operational excellence and have a proven ability to inspire people, lead change and deliver sustainable results.

You will bring:

• Executive leadership experience in a large, complex organisation
• A track record of driving performance, reform and service improvement
• Strong operational, financial and strategic capability
• The ability to build trusted relationships and influence diverse stakeholders
• A commitment to fostering high-performing teams and delivering exceptional outcomes for communities

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestylein Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).