Chief Executive Officer - The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network

iworkfor.sa.gov.au will be unavailable from 6:30 AM ACST until 9:30 AM ACST Saturday 20 April 2024 while we undertake scheduled maintenance.Chief Executive Officer - The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health NetworkSA HealthJob reference:863657Location:5251 - MOUNT BARKERJob status:Long Term ContractEligibility:Open to EveryoneChief Executive Officer - The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health NetworkExecutive Level CFull Time temporary contract (up to 3 Years)Executive SummaryStrategic, Transformational and Innovative leader of health servicesPassionate about regional / rural healthcare provisionFocus on contemporary models of care and sustainable workforceThe Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network provides care for around 201,220 people living across the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is one of six Local Health Networks (LHN's) across country South Australia. The LHN covers an area of 11,896 square kilometres providing a range of public acute, sub-acute, residential aged care, multi-purpose health services, community, and mental health services. The network is also hosts the Rural Support Service which provides corporate and clinical support to all six regional LHNs. Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is a periurban network consisting of both regional and city based worksites. The network includes some of the state's highest growth population centres including Gawler, Mount Barker and the Southern Fleurieu region. Barossa Hills Local Health Network is currently progressing a range of infrastructure upgrades including the new Mount Barker and Barossa hospitals and upgrades to existing infrastructure at Gawler Health Service and Southern Fleurieu Health Service.The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network has an expenditure budget of around $408 million and an employee workforce of approximately 1800 FTE.A Chief Executive Officer is now sought to support the Governing Board to achieve the strategic aims of the Local Health Network, state-wide priorities and identified population needs. The role will provide operational leadership to the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network and be responsible for the sound governance and management of the network.The Chief Executive Officer will promote the integration of services, develop a population and primary health care approach and work towards co-ordination of services across the continuum of care within an environment of continuous improvement and open consultation. The position will ensure health services including health promotion, early intervention and family support and illness prevention are planned, delivered, and monitored according to the needs of the population, availability of resources and to achieve optimal health outcomes.A number of exciting capital works and service development projects are underway, or in store, for sites across the network, which will see upgrades to essential infrastructure in the fast-growing communities in the inner North, the Adelaide Hills and Southern Fleurieu. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Health Service leader, with a passion for leading excellence in health care provision, to work in a wonderful region of South Australia. With the LHN surrounding metropolitan Adelaide it also gives the ability to live in Adelaide but work in the region providing much needed services to a fast growing population of South Australia.For a confidential discussion, please get in touch with:Liz Hlipala, HardyGroup Principal Search ConsultantM: +61 (0)401 122 301E: ****** reference number to include in your application isH24_4791Application Closing DateThe closing date for applications is Friday, 03 May 2024.Flexibility StatementThe South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.#J-18808-Ljbffr