Director of Hospital Contracts and Project Delivery$185k - $206278 p.a. + super + salary packagingSt John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees. We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.St John of God Bunbury Hospital is a modern facility serving the regional communities of WA's south west coastal towns, including the regional city of Bunbury, and its major centres comprising of Collie, Busselton and Margaret River. It is co-located on the South West Health Campus with the public hospital.Your role at St John of God Bunbury HospitalWe are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to join our hospital management team to assist the Hospital CEO with forming strategies, innovating change and service improvements in relation to third party major contracts, including WA Country Health Service (WACHS). This will be a broad and diverse role, engaging closely with most hospital departments.The Director of Hospital Contracts and Project Delivery is responsible for oversight, administration, quality of service, contract compliance and contractor performance for current and future third party major service contracts at SJGBH and those provided by SJGBH. This role is also responsible for supporting the planning and subsequent delivery of key local projects using contemporary project management approaches.The PositionDesign, develop and implement a scalable 'best practice' contract management function for use on clinical and support service contracts that is compliant with existing SJGHC risk and governance frameworks.Directly manage this governance function for third party major Clinical and Support service contracts.Develop, recommend and implement continual improvement protocols to ensure improvements to SJGHC governance standards are incorporated into the clinical contract management function where required.Coordinate any tenders for third party clinical services where necessary or otherwise assist Group Procurement and hospitals to co-ordinate tenders including, where necessary, drafting requests for tenders and liaising with other key departments such as Group Digital & Technology, Clinical, and Legal for input and review.Conduct contract strategy meetings with key internal stakeholders to identify issues and Hospital requirements, facilitate pricing discussions, and obtain internal input on timelines and deliverables.Identify gaps within existing contract management practices and within Service Level Agreements for existing contracts and implement processes with key internal stakeholders to close identified gaps and improve service delivery.Develop and establish an end to end and scalable contract performance management framework that meets the needs of key internal stakeholders and encompasses best practices in contract and risk management and, where required, aligns with existing SJGHC procurement procedures.Develop and implement continual improvement protocols to ensure that the contract management function evolves in line with best practice parameters.Develop and manage a reporting regime appropriate for each specific contract to meet the needs of prescribed stakeholders, including a continual improvement process addressing feedback from key stakeholders.If required, draft contractual provisions based on strategy discussions, senior management input, and organisational needs and expectations for review by Group Legal and provide key service direction to Group Legal resources in the development and amendment of key contracts and templates.You will hold a qualification in law, business administration or healthcare administration, with demonstrated experience in the understanding of contract law concepts and the operation of service related contracts. As a senior leader, you will possess a background in project management, service improvement and demonstrate the understanding of key clinical concepts and operational requirements.To succeed you will have excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills and the ability to manage and motivate a small team of contract administrators. This position will require you to have the capacity to present to key stakeholders and represent SJGHC in contract negotiations where required.Demonstrated organisational skills with a sound approach to adapting to rapidly changing business environments are essential to the position of Director of Hospital Contracts and Project Delivery. Above all, people care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.We Can Offer YouSalary: $185,650 to $206,278 per annum plus 11.5% superannuation.A full time position, working 38 hours per week.Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses.Dynamic multidisciplinary team.Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and private health insurance.Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards & discounts.On-site parking.For enquiries please contact Jack Harding, Chief Executive Officer (SJGBH), on (08) 9722 1601.If you would like to obtain a copy of the position description, please contact Mel Schook on 1300 629 079 option 1.St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.
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