Deputy Chief Medical Officer

at  Northern Beaches Hospital

DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Be part of a world-class, innovative and growing health service and gain unique career experience in both public and private healthcare. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer will help shape the future of Northern Beaches Hospital – one of Australia’s few public private partnerships. The DCMO role offers a unique career opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Medical Administrator wanting to accelerate their career.
World-class healthcare – Northern Beaches Hospital offers Level 5 delineation services for both public and private patients and features 486 beds, 50-bed Emergency Department, 20-bed general and cardiothoracic ICU, 14 state-of-the-art theatres including cardiac catheter labs, world-class education centre, doctors lounge and excellent staff facilities.
Leading clinicians – NBH is home to some of Australia’s leading clinical specialists and a training ground for the clinicians of the future. NBH boasts a broad range of medical and surgical subspecialties including cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery and robotics, to complex maternity, paediatrics, mental health all supported by excellent emergency and critical care units.
Clinical education – NBH is one of the newest university teaching hospitals in NSW and the Northern Beaches Clinical School is an innovative partnership between NBH and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University with a progressive curriculum and integrated postgraduate program. NBH junior medical posts are fully accredited by the NSW Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) and the respective Colleges for training.
Leading research & development – more than 100 PI led and multi-centre clinical trials completed or underway with a vibrant Clinical Trials Unit undertaking a range of Phase 1 and 2 trials.
Strong workforce - More than 1700 staff, 180 junior medical doctors & 700+ senior doctors/visiting medical officers.
Strong leadership - Dynamic, innovative and diverse Medical Executive

Northern Beaches Hospital is seeking a dynamic and motivated Deputy Chief Medical Officer with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care in an innovative model to join our Executive medical team. The position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the medical workforce and specialist clinical operations to complement the strategic direction, operational processes, budget and business direction of the Northern Beaches Hospital, including:

• To manage and lead the junior medical workforce to ensure that patient care is optimised with an engaged, efficient and sustainable workforce;
• Working with the Chief Medical Officer to shape the medical workforce to align with the operational and strategic needs of the hospital;
• To provide effective leadership and management of the day-to-day operations and services of the medical workforce and medical workforce unit;
• Ensure effective engagement of medical staff to encourage collaborative relationships, open discussion, respectful conduct and decision-making empowerment in support of improved patient safety and financial outcomes;
• Managing compel stakeholder relationships both internally and externally including HETI, the Colleges, Local health Districts and networked Medical Workforce Units; and
• Actively participating in quality improvement and risk reduction activities, Root Cause Analysis and preparation for Short Notice Accreditation.