Director of Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth Services

• Live and work in one of the most popular locations in the world
• Be a part of a committed executive team serving the health needs of an ever expanding and diversifying community
• Utilise your senior leadership, communication and analytical skills to implement innovative change and improve performance
• Lead a large, diverse, challenging and rewarding portfolio in health service that is increasing it’s acute capacity to become a tertiary service

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) is seeking an experienced health executive to be their Director of Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth Services to be part of their executive leadership team.

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) has the responsibility of providing public hospital and health services to a population of approximately 261,500 people. The outer western region of the service encompasses extremely remote communities and it is estimated that 12% of the population are Indigenous Australian. The CHHHS is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of all people in Far North Queensland across 141,000km2 and employs approximately 6,300 + staff making it the largest employer in the region.

Cairns is a welcoming and multicultural city and a fantastic place to live with world class cafés, bars and restaurants thriving community markets. It is close to plenty of picturesque beaches often with resort style living options. Cairns is the international gateway to The Great Barrier Reef and The Wet Tropics rainforest. There is easy access to and from Cairns and most capital cities in Australia through the Cairns International Airport which is only 7km from the CBD. Compared with most Australian cities the cost of housing is much more affordable in Cairns along with affordable childcare, and a great choice of primary schools and secondary schools.

THE ROLE

The Director of Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth Services is a part of the executive team for Cairns Services and The Director of Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth Services will provide effective leadership, governance and performance of Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth (IMECY) Services in partnership with Executive Directors, Service Directors, and Management teams to achieve optimal outcomes in accordance with the strategic direction and the service performance agreement for Integrated Medicine, Emergency Services & patient flow across the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service sites & external providers as required.