General Manager, North Canberra Hospital

Future Leadership; Canberra; On-site; AUD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Canberra Health Services seeks an accomplished healthcare executive to lead North Canberra Hospital through a period of transformation, integration and growth. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the General Manager is responsible for the hospital's leadership, performance and sustainability.

The role requires balancing operational excellence with long-term strategic planning, guiding 1500 FTE staff and a circa $350M budget, while steering the $2B redevelopment and shaping modern models of

Qualifications

• Seasoned hospital leader with experience managing large-scale acute services.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead significant organisational change.
• Operational credibility and strong financial acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to build culture and develop high-performing teams.
• Ability to maintain trusted relationships across clinical, executive, government and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall leadership and performance of North Canberra Hospital
• Ensure delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services
• Maintain focus on access, patient flow, quality, workforce capability and financial sustainability
• Manage a circa $350M budget
• Bring together 1500 FTE staff around a shared vision
• Create a culture that supports exceptional patient outcomes
• Strengthen alignment between the hospital and the wider health system
• Foster a more connected and collaborative approach to service delivery
• Lead the hospital through its circa $2B redevelopment
• Shape contemporary models of care and position the organisation for long-term success

Job description

General Manager, North Canberra Hospital

Canberra Health Services seeks an accomplished healthcare executive to lead North Canberra Hospital through an important period of transformation, integration and growth. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the General Manager is responsible for the overall leadership and performance of the 320-bed North Canberra Hospital, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services while maintaining a strong focus on access, patient flow, quality, workforce capability and financial sustainability. The role requires an executive who can successfully balance operational excellence, budget management (managing a circa $350M budget) with long-term strategic thinking, bringing together the 1500 FTE staff around a shared vision and creating a culture that supports exceptional patient outcomes. The General Manager will lead the hospital through its circa $2B redevelopment and future service planning, helping shape contemporary models of care and positioning the organisation for long-term success.

Key responsibilities

Lead the overall leadership and performance of North Canberra Hospital

Ensure delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services

Maintain focus on access, patient flow, quality, workforce capability and financial sustainability

Manage a circa $350M budget

Bring together 1500 FTE staff around a shared vision

Create a culture that supports exceptional patient outcomes

Strengthen alignment between the hospital and the wider health system

Foster a more connected and collaborative approach to service delivery

Lead the hospital through its circa $2B redevelopment

Shape contemporary models of care and position the organisation for long-term success

About you

Seasoned hospital leader with experience managing large-scale acute services

Experience managing complex stakeholder environments

Demonstrated ability to lead significant organisational change

Operational credibility and strong financial acumen

Demonstrated ability to build culture and develop high-performing teams

Ability to maintain trusted relationships across clinical, executive, government and community settings

About us

Canberra Health Services delivers a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the ACT and surrounding region. Guided by its vision of creating exceptional healthcare together, Canberra Health Services is committed to providing high-quality, effective and person-centred care through a network of hospitals, community health centres and specialist services. Its values of being Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind underpin the way care is delivered and how people work together across the organisation. North Canberra Hospital is a major acute hospital serving Canberra and the surrounding region and is playing an increasingly important role within an integrated network-based model of care.

For more information on the organisation visit: www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au

Applications close: Wednesday 23 September 2026