Chief Operating Officer

Lead one of Queensland’s largest and most complex health services and help shape the future of healthcare delivery across Metro South Health!

Metro South Health is seeking an exceptional executive leader to join the Executive Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer. This influential role provides strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of hospitals, clinical services and system-wide functions, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred healthcare to the communities we serve.

About This Role

Your new role

Reporting to the Health Service Chief Executive, the Chief Operating Officer plays a critical role in driving organisational performance, operational excellence and service innovation across Metro South Health.

You will provide strategic leadership to Executive Directors and senior leaders, ensuring services achieve and exceed key safety, quality, financial and operational outcomes across one of Queensland's largest and most complex health services.

Working Collaboratively With Clinical And Corporate Leaders, You Will

• Lead large-scale operational and strategic service delivery initiatives
• Oversee a workforce of more than 15,000 FTE employees and operational budgets exceeding $3.8B AUD
• Drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement across facilities and services
• Provide expert advice to the Health Service Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board
• Shape sustainable and innovative healthcare delivery models
• Foster high-performing, values-based and collaborative cultures
• Strengthen partnerships across the health system and broader community

About You

You are a motivated professional with demonstrated success leading large and complex healthcare organisations through strategic change, operational improvement and service transformation.

You Will Bring

• Extensive executive leadership experience within a large and complex health service environment
• Strong operational, financial and performance management capability
• Exceptional strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Experience leading multidisciplinary executive teams and large-scale service portfolios
• A commitment to values-based leadership, patient safety, innovation and continuous improvement

What We Can Offer You

At Metro South Health, you'll join one of Australia's largest and most progressive public healthcare organisations, leading services that make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We Offer

• A highly influential executive leadership opportunity within a diverse multi-site health service
• The opportunity to shape strategic healthcare delivery and influence system-wide outcomes
• A collaborative executive environment committed to excellence, innovation and patient-centred care
• Strong teaching, research and tertiary partnerships
• Executive-level remuneration and benefits, including flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
• The opportunity to live and work in South East Queensland, enjoying a vibrant lifestyle and diverse communities

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values shape our culture and guide how we work together to deliver better outcomes for our community. We celebrate diversity and encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.