Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Consulting and strategy
Location: Gippsland - Baw Baw
Reference: 3048
Permanent Full Time, 80 hours per fortnight with ADOs.
Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers EA 2025 -2027 – Classification HS8
(Junior rates apply to employees aged under 19 years)
An exciting opportunity exists to join West Gippsland Healthcare Group as Director Strategy, Performance and Transformation. This senior leadership role will drive the translation of organisational priorities into measurable outcomes that improve patient care, workforce experience and organisational sustainability.
Reporting to the Executive Director Strategy, Performance & Allied Health, you will work closely with the Executive Team, Board, and clinical and corporate leaders to provide leadership across strategic planning and delivery, organisational performance, risk management, improvement and transformation.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader who can drive delivery of the Strategic Plan through robust planning and performance oversight, data-informed decision making, effective stakeholder engagement and a strong culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Our preferred candidate will have:
The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:
IMPORTANT: Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.
About our organisation
The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:
Working with us
All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance/NDIS worker screening clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six-month probationary period applies to all new appointments.
Further details and how to apply
Further information is contained in the Position Description. Applications are to be submitted by selecting 'Apply Now' and should include a current CV and cover letter. Responses to the selection criteria are recommended. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 (for external) professional referees. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any further queries, please contact Belinda Brookes, Executive Director Performance & Health, (03) 562 43535, [email protected]
Applications close: 16 November 2026* (applications may close earlier)
* Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open for a minimum of fourteen (14) days for externally advertised positions from the date of advertisement and may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate/s are identified.
As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.
As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.