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Director of Mission Integration (VIC)
posted 1 day ago in HealthJob Description
Welcome to St John of God Health Care
St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 27 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,500 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.
As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.
St John of God Warrnambool Hospital is a private hospital delivering exceptional, patient-focused care to people living in rural south western Victoria and South Australia. Facility specialises in surgery, medical unit, oncology, outpatient rehabilitation, sleep studies and outpatient services, including allied health, dietetics and mental health.
Your role at St John of God Health Care
We are seeking a strategic and innovative Director of Mission Integration to support the leadership and culture of our regional Victoria services, through promotion and integration of the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
You will work with the Hospital or Service CEOs and Chief Mission Integration Officer in the provision of strong inclusive leadership that seeks to strengthen and facilitate the Mission of SJGHC through the implementation of the SJGHC Mission strategy.
Reporting to the National Mission Integration manager, your primary responsibilities will be to promote and further develop the leadership capacity and capability of leadership for Mission among senior leaders and managers in the Hospital or Service/s to which they are appointed.
The Position
- Serves as a resource to the CEO/Chief Officers and Hospital or Service leadership team about considerations of health care and community services that are reflective of a Catholic ministry.
- Provides vision and leadership for Mission integration within the Hospital or Service in partnership with the CEO/Chief Officers and Hospital/Service
- Deliver initiatives in formation in partnership with the GM Formation & Ethics and SJGHC Learning & Development team that reflect the goals of formation.
- Builds capacity and capability of CEO/Chief Officers, HMC and senior leaders and managers to lead formation of own teams and caregivers.
- Assists senior leaders to broaden their scope of concern beyond traditional organisational priorities to create a well-integrated frame of reference for business decisions and processes that reflects SJGHC Mission and ethical practice.
- Provides executive sponsorship and/or Mission representation on relevant Committees, Projects and Working Groups.
- In conjunction with CEOs/Chief Officers serves as a point of liaison with local Social Outreach services to ensure the relationships between hospitals and community services remain strong.
We are seeking applicants who are Catholic or who can demonstrate a strong understanding of, and commitment to, Catholic faith, culture and practices. This role requires a proven ability to develop and strengthen the leadership capabilities of senior leaders and managers, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s Mission, vision and values.
The successful candidate will be an influential and strategic leader with a demonstrated capacity to build collaborative relationships across senior leadership teams and to champion a culture grounded in our shared Mission.
To succeed, you will hold qualifications in either Health Care, Human Resources, Organisational Development, Theology, Scripture, Ethics, or Ministry, have a demonstrated ability to lead organisational culture and change, and are able to build strong and collegial relationships with leaders, operating at a senior executive level.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you
- Highly competitive renumeration package
- Permanent part‑time role, working up to 45.6 hours per fortnight
- Warrnambool office location
- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing
- work related expenses
- self-education and
- additional superannuation
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.
For all enquiries contact Denis Byrne, National Manager Mission Integration on (03) 9205 6524
If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process
