Deputy Director Medical Services

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; In loco; AUD 316.000 - 489.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Diverse and inclusive culture

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Descrizione del lavoro

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba invites a dynamic medical leader to join as Deputy Director Medical Services. You will shape medical leadership across a major regional health service, influencing workforce strategy, governance, and patient outcomes.

The role combines strategic direction with hands-on leadership to strengthen services and workforce capability. You will collaborate with senior clinicians and leaders to drive initiatives, recruit and retain talent, and deliver high-quality care

Competenze

• Medical practitioner registration or eligibility for registration in Australia.
• Strong experience in medical leadership, workforce management and clinical governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, education and continuous learning.

Mansioni

• Leading medical workforce initiatives that strengthen recruitment, retention, capability and service sustainability.
• Partnering with clinicians and leaders to enhance clinical governance, patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Driving improvement projects that streamline services, support innovation and strengthen medical practices.
• Providing expert advice on workforce planning, organisational priorities and strategic service development.

Conoscenze

Medical leadership

Workforce management

Clinical governance

Communication

Formazione

Medical registration (Australia)

Descrizione del lavoro

Join Darling Downs Health as Deputy Director Medical Services in Toowoomba and help shape the future of medical leadership across a major regional health service. This is a unique opportunity to influence workforce strategy, strengthen clinical governance, and drive meaningful outcomes for patients, clinicians and the wider community.

You will receive a competitive remuneration package value from $316,007 (L13) up to $489,067 (L27) comprising salary rates between $92.56 (L13) and $135.55 p.h. (L27), motor vehicle allowance, professional development allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., regional attraction allowance, professional indemnity cover and private practice arrangements. Superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) will be applied additionally to the total remuneration value.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As Deputy Director Medical Services, you'll help create the conditions for exceptional care by supporting medical teams, strengthening workforce capability, and guiding initiatives that improve patient outcomes. Working closely with senior leaders and clinicians, you'll influence decisions that enhance current health services and safeguard future opportunities.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Leading medical workforce initiatives that strengthen recruitment, retention, capability and service sustainability.
• Partnering with clinicians and leaders to enhance clinical governance, patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Driving improvement projects that streamline services, support innovation and strengthen medical practices.
• Providing expert advice on workforce planning, organisational priorities and strategic service development.

Let's talk about you!

You're a confident and compassionate leader who combines strategic thinking with a genuine commitment to people. You build trusted relationships, navigate complexity with integrity, and bring others with you through change. You'll take pride in supporting employees to thrive, strengthening safe and high-quality care, and helping create a sustainable workforce that benefits communities across the region.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Medical practitioner registration, or eligibility for registration, in Australia.
• Strong experience in medical leadership, workforce management and clinical governance.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• A commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, education and continuous learning.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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Occupational group

Health - Medical