Deputy Executive Director of Medical Services (527614)

The Team:

The Launceston General Hospital is an accredited 450 bed teaching hospital and is the major referral hospital for Tasmania’s North and North-West. The hospital provides emergency and acute care, specialist services, inpatient and ambulatory care to Launceston and surrounding areas. Launceston General Hospital is the largest employer in the region with around 2,300 staff.

It provides quality services in a culture of respect and trust and high levels of professionalism with a focus on performance and achieving results. The hospital focuses on teamwork within the hospital and with community providers.

The hospital has a close working partnership with the University of Tasmania and works with many universities to provide clinical practice experience for students within different areas of Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery, Allied Health and Pharmacy.

The Clifford Craig Foundation is the community arm of the hospital. It aims to improve the health of the community through the provision of funding for innovative medical research, education of health professions, funding of medical equipment and patient facilities within the hospital. Its medical research program provides significant benefits for the people of the region.

Most importantly, all donations are spent in Northern Tasmania and used to provide doctors, nurses and other health professionals with unique medical research opportunities they would find difficult to get at other regional hospitals. This gives the Launceston General Hospital a competitive edge to attract and retain skilled medical professionals to live and work in the Northern region of Tasmania.

The Tasmanian Department of Health has supported the implementation of the Studer Program at Launceston General Hospital which commenced in October 2022. This program comprises nine key principles:

• Commit to Excellence
• Measure the important things
• Build a culture around service
• Develop leaders to develop people
• Focus on employee engagement
• Build individual accountability
• Align Values with goals and accountability
• Communicate at all levels
• Recognise and reward success

The Department of Health

The Department of Health is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of patients, clients and the Tasmanian community through a sustainable, high quality and safe health system. We value leading with purpose, being creative and innovative, acting with integrity, being accountable and being collegial. The Department seeks to provide an environment that supports safe work practices, diversity and respect, employment opportunities and ongoing learning and development. The Department values the diverse backgrounds, skills and contributions of all employees and treats them and members of the community with respect. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or bullying in the workplace. All employees must uphold the State’s Service Principles and Code of Conduct which are found in the State Service Act 2000. The Department supports the Consumer and Community Engagement Principles.

Mission and Values

Values

• To be caring
• To be respectful
• To be compassionate
• To be person and family centred

Mission

• Improved consumer experience and health outcomes
• Safe, compassionate and evidenced-based care, which is centred on the needs of consumers, and provided in partnership with them.
• Connected and coordinated services
• Right care, right place, right time, with seamless, timely and smooth connections for people moving between care settings
• Efficient and sustainable services
• Evidence-based health care and services provided in the most appropriate setting to deliver the best consumer outcomes and value to the Tasmanian community
• Strong partnerships with consumers and the community
• Informed and empowered consumers and community, actively participating in health service planning, design, delivery, evaluation and improvement
• Improved health and wellbeing
• Informed, involved consumers, supported to self-manage and be partners in improving their health outcomes

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300