About cohealth

Welcome to cohealth. A not-for-profit community health organisation that strives to improve health and wellbeing for all and lead the way in reducing health inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live.

The Opportunity

An opportunity exists for an experienced Director to take up a 12 month maternity leave position to lead the clinical and program operations within the Services network at cohealth.

We seek someone passionate about working with vulnerable communities, providing excellent clinical care and flexible to lead a dedicated group of health professionals. You are flexible and can create innovative solutions to providing quality services in a changing Covid environment.

The Role

The Network Director: Clinical and Practice Excellence is accountable for all programs and services within the Network ensuring their financial sustainability and effectiveness. The Director is responsible for ensuring programs and services are responsive to the diversity of cohealth clients and for keeping cohealth connected to local communities.

The Network Director leads a complex and significant suite of cohealth's programs and services including client-directed care program (My Aged Care and NDIS), clinical (medical and oral health) services, and programs targeted to people who are affected by family violence and people engaged through the justice system. Programs within the Network operate in four clusters.

The Director leads program growth while ensuring program performance is optimal and clients receive the best possible service responses. The Director ensures that programs and services effectively manage demand and, in the case of client directed care, reach new markets while remaining financially viable. The Director ensures an intelligent approach to the identification and management of risk as well as to the application of technology and design of business processes within the Network.

The Director effectively leads and supports change including as cohealth transforms its business and service delivery models to contemporary, values-based models of healthcare practice. The Director assures alignment of workforce resources and talent with organisational and Network priorities and builds within the Network a resilient and professional culture based on collaboration, innovation and a focus on quality and evidence-based practice.

Additional information can be obtained by reviewing the attached position description.

Why us?

Having a great work culture really means a lot to us. And a big part of that is having values that are aligned with one another - and with cohealth! This is why we're looking for someone that reflects cohealth's values of Inquiry and Innovation, Respect, Courage, Social Equity, and Trust.

People accepting employment with cohealth are unable to access our services, some exemptions may apply. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number and criminal record history check)

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