Visionary General Manager - Rural & Regional Hospitals

Mid North Coast Local Health District; Australia; Remote; AUD 197,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) is seeking a dynamic General Manager - Rural and Regional Hospitals to lead operations across Wauchope, Kempsey, Macksville, Bellingen and Dorrigo. You will provide strategic leadership, drive patient safety and service performance, and build partnerships with clinicians, community groups and external agencies.

This senior role offers a permanent, full-time opportunity with NSW Health State Awards and a salary in the advertised range.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a complex public health environment
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with stakeholders
• Strong skills in service evaluation, reporting, planning and risk management
• Excellent communication, negotiation and engagement with stakeholders
• Commitment to cultural respect, patient safety, staff wellbeing and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across multiple rural hospitals
• Drive excellence in patient safety, quality of care and service performance
• Foster partnerships with clinicians, executives, community groups and external agencies
• Lead teams through change and champion MNCLHD values
• Manage resources to support safe, sustainable models of care
• Support Closing the Gap initiatives and culturally respectful, inclusive services

Skills

Senior management experience

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Service evaluation & reporting

Planning & risk management

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Cultural respect & patient safety

Staff wellbeing & continuousimprv

Job description

Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) is seeking a dynamic General Manager - Rural and Regional Hospitals to lead operations across Wauchope, Kempsey, Macksville, Bellingen and Dorrigo. You will provide strategic leadership, drive patient safety and service performance, and build partnerships with clinicians, community groups and external agencies.

This senior role offers a permanent, full-time opportunity with NSW Health State Awards and a salary in the advertised range.