Expressions of interest are sought for the interim position of Director of Clinical Services MHB. The position reports to the General Manager, MHB and will be for a period of 6-8 weeks.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

The Director of Clinical Services is responsible for meeting the strategic and operational accountabilities for the service, ensuring that safe, high quality patient centred care is delivered, and a culture is promoted that is in keeping with the health care mission and values of the Sisters of Mercy.

You will achieve this by:

• Ensuring strong clinical governance by developing and implementing clinical policy standards
• Supporting compliance with and management of clinical standards and variations in practice
• Leveraging clinical service delivery for education, research, and improved patient outcomes
• Using reliable clinical data to prioritise evidence-based improvements in clinical care
• Promoting the translation of research and evidence into practice
• Engaging stakeholders to develop an integrated health and wellness strategy
• Cultivating an innovative culture to lead the community toward a healthy future
• Strengthening affiliations with community, university, and government entities
• Evaluating site function and develops a contemporary Master Plan
• Identifies opportunities for financial improvement and efficient management

To be considered for the role you must have:

• Demonstrated ability to foster a culture that encompasses and encourages excellence, innovation, and financial responsibility and productivity improvements
• The ability to motivate employees and to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders across professional disciplines and across industries to develop and deliver shared objectives
• High level interpersonal communication skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills to assist the achievement of positive relationships with staff, unions, external agencies, professional bodies and representatives of stakeholder organisations relevant to the Mater Hospital Brisbane and broader health agenda
• The ability to effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity.  Requires the ability to analyse data, seek and draw linkages between key sources of information, and show initiative in developing innovative solutions
• A demonstrated history of effective and astute business management
• Ability to input into and support strategic direction is politically astute and engages in information seeking/networking and exploration of external benchmarks

This position will be offered on a maximum term contract, working full time for a period of approximately 6-8 weeks from 15^th September 2025.

Applications close on Friday 29th August 2025. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please apply with a 1-page cover letter outlining your experience and interest in the role and a copy of your CV