Program Director - Medicine

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

Child and Adolescent Health Service is seeking a Program Director to lead strategic initiatives and coordinate service improvements across the Medicine Directorate at Perth Children’s Hospital. This permanent part-time role (0.8 FTE) focuses on aligning clinical priorities with planning and performance, supported by governance and robust data insights.

You will manage a team of Program Managers, engage senior clinicians and executive leaders, and guide workforce, financial and risk management to

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary programs and projects with effective governance.
• Strong analytical capability to translate data into practical strategies.
• Ability to engage with senior clinical and executive stakeholders to drive change.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating complex, interrelated programs and projects, ensuring alignment with Directorate priorities, effective governance and delivery within agreed timeframes and resources.
• Identifying opportunities for service redesign, alternative models of care and more sustainable approaches to delivering paediatric health services.
• Building productive relationships across clinical departments, executive teams and broader health system stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, support change and deliver shared outcomes.
• Providing strategic oversight of budgets, workforce profiles and resource allocation, supporting responsible financial management and effective use of available resources.
• Ensuring appropriate strategic, operational and risk management plans are in place, with effective performance monitoring and timely escalation of significant risks.
• Overseeing the preparation of complex business cases and provide evidence-based advice to inform investment, service development and strategic decision-making.
• Championing a culture of accountability, innovation, quality improvement and achievement across the Medicine Directorate.
• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships across health services, universities and other organisations to support system-wide consistency, cooperation and advance education, research and clinical practice.

Job description

CRVCID . 752692 Lead strategic initiatives, drive service improvement and strengthen performance across the Medicine Directorate at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH). This is a Permanent Part Time (0.8 FTE) appointment at 60.8 hours per fortnight. Job share may be considered.

About the Role

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is seeking an experienced leader with strong program management and analytical capability to join our Medical Division as Program Director. This is a unique opportunity to strengthen the connection between clinical priorities, service planning and performance and ensure the sustainable delivery of high-quality paediatric care for children and young people across Western Australia. A key focus of the role is to strengthen the Directorate’s capacity to plan for the future, ensuring the Directorate is well positioned to meet evolving clinical needs and deliver on CAHS, state and national priorities. Working collaboratively with Medical and Nursing Co-Directors, Heads of Department clinical and corporate leaders, you will analyse and monitor clinical activity, workforce, financial and other performance data and translate insights into practical strategies and measurable outcomes that improve service delivery, strengthen organisational capability, and ensure resources are directed towards agreed priorities and outcomes. Your leadership will help create the conditions for Heads of Department and clinical leaders to work at the top of their scope, supported by meaningful performance insights, effective governance and clear accountability for outcomes. You will lead a team of Program Managers to partner with clinical departments in driving sustainable improvements with a focus on activity-based funding, service planning, performance improvement and the development of innovative models of care. Your ability to engage with senior clinical and executive stakeholders, influence decisions, challenge existing approaches constructively and lead change in a complex service environment will be key to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating complex, interrelated programs and projects, ensuring alignment with Directorate priorities, effective governance and delivery within agreed timeframes and resources.
• Identifying opportunities for service redesign, alternative models of care and more sustainable approaches to delivering paediatric health services.
• Building productive relationships across clinical departments, executive teams and broader health system stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, support change and deliver shared outcomes.
• Providing strategic oversight of budgets, workforce profiles and resource allocation, supporting responsible financial management and effective use of available resources.
• Ensuring appropriate strategic, operational and risk management plans are in place, with effective performance monitoring and timely escalation of significant risks.
• Overseeing the preparation of complex business cases and provide evidence-based advice to inform investment, service development and strategic decision-making.
• Championing a culture of accountability, innovation, quality improvement and achievement across the Medicine Directorate.
• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships across health services, universities and other organisations to support system-wide consistency, cooperation and advance education, research and clinical practice.

If you have a strong systems perspective, with experience leveraging data, performance analysis and service planning to identify opportunities, address challenges and support evidence-informed decisions, we encourage you to apply.

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Other Conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within CAHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

For Further Job Related Information

We encourage you to contact Ellen Taylor (Medical Co-Director) on [phone] or [e-mail] with any queries relating to this position.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

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CAHS values:

To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities , CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion , Collaboration , Equity , Respect , Excellence and Accountability . During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

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