Chief Operating Officer

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to shape the future of healthcare across North West Queensland. You will work with the Health Service Chief Executive and the Executive Leadership Team to drive safe, sustainable services from Mount Isa to remote communities.

This role blends strategic thinking with operational excellence, requiring inspirational people leadership, reform and strong partnerships with communities to deliver outstanding health

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead across hospitals, community services and remote facilities to ensure safe, sustainable, responsive services.
• Inspire and align the workforce, build leadership capability and community confidence.
• Shape strategy, operations and people leadership to deliver outstanding health outcomes across the region.
• Foster partnerships with stakeholders and communities to advance North West Queensland healthcare.

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.

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

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 lifestyle in 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

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).