Full-Time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/week)
Flexible for fixed term temporary or permanent opportunities

As Clinical Director, you will provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership to the Department of Medicine, ensuring care is:

• Safe, effective, and evidence-based
• Patient-centred and high quality
• Aligned with HNELHD strategic and operational priorities

You will lead a high-performing multidisciplinary team managing a broad case mix (~4,500 separations annually), while also overseeing governance and collaboration across multiple subspecialties, including:

• Cardiology
• Oncology
• Palliative Care
• Infectious Diseases
• Gastroenterology
• Nephrology
• Endocrinology
• Respiratory
• HiTH
• Virtual Care

This diverse scope offers significant impact at both hospital and district levels.

Key leadership responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and governance across the department
• Lead service planning, strategy, and performance improvement
• Oversee medical workforce management including recruitment, wellbeing, and training
• Drive education and research excellence aligned with RACP, HETI and university partners
• Champion contemporary models of care (General Medicine, MAUs, virtual care, rapid access clinics)
• Lead quality, safety, and risk management initiatives
• Build strong collaborative partnerships across specialties, services and external stakeholders
• Represent the department in hospital and district-wide forums

Approximately 50% of the role is clinical, maintaining strong engagement with frontline care.

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Essential qualifications

You are an experienced and collaborative medical leader with:

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and AHPRA registration
• Proven senior leadership experience in general medicine or a related subspecialty
• Strong skills in service development, workforce leadership, and governance
• A passion for education, training, and accreditation excellence
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and influence system-level improvements
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  

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For a confidential discussion about the role please contact:

Dr Nanda Kumar Sakaleshpura Chandrashekar
Director of Medical Services, Lower Hunter & Hunter Valley region.
Ph: 02 40872033
Email: nanda.sakaleshpurachandrashekar@health.nsw.gov.au

Or contact via the EA to the DMS at: HNELHD-MaitlandDMSEA@health.nsw.gov.au

Requisition ID: REQ674411
Agency applications are NOT accepted, thank you

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