Program Manager Medicine

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) seeks an experienced health service leader to join as Program Manager Medicine. You will partner with clinical leaders to deliver safe, high‑quality, family‑centred paediatric services from Perth Children’s Hospital and lead program management for a designated medical portfolio.

Current portfolios include Neurology and Respiratory, focusing on access, patient outcomes and workforce sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading health service teams and programs.
• Ability to translate strategy into operational plans.
• Proven capability to manage cross-functional clinical portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Oversee human, financial, activity, data and physical resources.
• Apply health service operations and resource allocation knowledge to improve care models.
• Enable clinical teams to address service pressures and workforce sustainability.
• Lead strategic initiatives, business cases and continuous improvement projects.
• Lead governance, performance monitoring, risk management and quality improvement.
• Foster accountability, collaboration and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational management

Leadership

Job description

Partner with clinical leaders to improve access, enhance patient and family outcomes, and build sustainable models of care. We have 2 FTE for appointment, available as Permanent Full Time positions. Fixed term, Part time and job share may be considered. CRVCID No. 755535

About the Role

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is seeking an experienced health service leader with strong strategic thinking and operational management capability to join our team as Program Manager Medicine . This is an opportunity to partner with dedicated clinical leaders, influence the future direction of specialist medical services and deliver improvements that make a meaningful difference to children, young people, their families and staff. You will lead program management for a designated medical portfolio within Perth Children’s Hospital, supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality and family-centred specialist paediatric services.

Current portfolios include:

• Neurology: Supporting the expansion and sustainability of the PCH Neurology service to improve patient access, strengthen patient and workforce safety, and meet clinical training and accreditation requirements.
• Respiratory: Strengthening rapid access services to reduce waiting times, improve patient outcomes and prevent avoidable Emergency Department presentations and hospital admissions, alongside the development of a Severe Asthma Service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the effective management of human, financial, activity, data and physical resources, ensuring services have the right workforce, skills and capabilities to meet current and emerging clinical needs.
• Applying understanding of health service operations, activity-based funding, service planning and resource allocation to identify opportunities for improvement, redesign models of care and deliver sustainable outcomes within a financially constrained environment.
• Enabling clinical teams to address service pressures, improve patient access and strengthen workforce sustainability.
• Supporting the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, business cases, research strategies and continuous improvement projects that align with organisational priorities and relevant state and national standards.
• Leading and supporting clinical and corporate governance, performance monitoring, risk management and quality improvement.
• Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and evidence-based practice.

Eligibility

Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Fixed term and/or casual contracts can be held by individuals on visas that allow working rights within 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 criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. 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, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. 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 Sue-Anne Davidson (A/Program Director - Medical) on [phone] or [e-mail] with any queries relating to this position . Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Selection Criteria

Please see the attached Job Description Form.

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. For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here 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. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert. Support for your interview process CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview. You can reach the team via [e-mail] or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated confidentially. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.