Rural Health Service CEO & Strategy Leader

Work Initiatives; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaufort & Skipton Health Service in rural Victoria seeks an accomplished Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation's next chapter, reporting to the Board. This highly visible role drives strategy, culture and performance across two campuses at Beaufort and Skipton, ensuring alignment with the service's values, vision and mission.

You will translate strategic direction into measurable outcomes, strengthen governance, safety and quality, and foster consumer-centred care while stewarding

Qualifications

• CEO or senior executive leadership experience with public hospitals/health services.
• Qualifications in clinical discipline, health management or related field plus CPD.
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategic and operational plans.
• Experience working with a Board of Directors and providing timely advice.
• Strong governance, quality, risk management and accountability knowledge.
• Commitment to quality, safety and performance.
• Proven workforce leadership and empowerment while ensuring accountability.
• Strong financial and business capability in health funding environments.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement with diverse partners.

Responsibilities

• Implement strategic, values-based leadership across two campuses and diverse services.
• Maintain governance, quality, safety, risk and regulatory compliance.
• Foster a just, open and accountable culture encouraging improvement.
• Ensure sound financial stewardship and sustainable performance.
• Strengthen consumer participation and inform planning with community views.
• Build trusted relationships with Board, workforce, community, government and partners.
• Identify service gaps and lead innovation aligned with community needs.
• Advance collaboration within the Grampians Local Health Service Network.

Skills

CEO experience or senior executive

Academic qualifications in health

Strategic and operational planning

Board governance experience

Clinical governance and quality

Safety and risk management

Workforce leadership

Financial and business acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary or postgraduate qualifications in a clinical discipline or health management

Job description

Beaufort & Skipton Health Service in rural Victoria seeks an accomplished Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation's next chapter, reporting to the Board. This highly visible role drives strategy, culture and performance across two campuses at Beaufort and Skipton, ensuring alignment with the service's values, vision and mission.

You will translate strategic direction into measurable outcomes, strengthen governance, safety and quality, and foster consumer-centred care while stewarding