Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Northern Territory Regional Health Service

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Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Regional Health Service
Job title Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Northern Designation Executive Contract Officer 5
Territory Regional Health Service
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 4 years
Remuneration $335,205 Location Darwin
package
Position number 45368 RTF 320377 Closing 11/05/2025
Contact officer Chris Hosking, Chief Executive on 08 8999 2470 or chris.hosking@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=320377
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
Lead a ‘One NT Health’ approach to service delivery by providing strategic and operational leadership to the NT Regional Health Service
(NTRHS), ensuring regional, inter-regional and Territory wide services are positively impacting patient and community outcomes
throughout the NT.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Drive a transformational reform program that delivers operational excellence and improved fiscal and performance outcomes across
the NT Regional Health Service at a whole-of-Territory level.
2. Oversee performance and compliance with the NTRHS Service Plan, ensuring alignment with the Service Agreement, health service
directives, NT Health policies and relevant legislation.
3. Ensure service standardisation, collaboration and consistency in and between regions by developing and embedding the appropriate
mechanisms (systems, frameworks and policies) that enable effective service delivery.
4. Ensure prioritisation of inter-regional clinical and NT-wide services according to patient and community needs, and that key priority
reforms are implemented and embedded into agency operations.
5. Establish and maintain best practice governance for the safety and quality of care across the operational arm of the organisation and
ensure the continuous improvement of clinical services and equitable access to safe, high-quality health services across the NT.
6. Build a positive and collaborative working relationship across NT Health and more broadly across other NT Government agencies to
ensure alignment to NT Health and cross-government initiatives and programs.
7. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in
order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
These duties and accountabilities are indicative rather than inclusive - the successful applicant will be required to display initiative, lateral
thinking ability and a positive, collaborative whole-of-enterprise focus in the performance of their duties – the role is also required to
deputise for the Chief Executive as required.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Proven track record as a senior executive with the ability to think critically and problem solve in a complex operational context.
2. Demonstrable contemporary knowledge of key strategic priorities for healthcare in the Northern Territory and nationally.
3. Proven performance driving change management initiatives that lead to improved fiscal and service delivery performance.
4. Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive working relationships and lead complex and diverse teams to achieve outcomes while
creating a positive organisational culture.
5. High level of self-awareness, resilience, personal drive and professionalism, with a proven ability to deal with uncertainty and build
organisational capability.
6. Proven ability to communicate with influence and represent NT Health in a range of forums.
7. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.
Desirable
1. Recognised tertiary qualifications in a relevant field.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. The NTPS
Capability Framework applies to all NTPS employees. CF13 applies to this vacancy.