Executive Director - Statewide Pathology (531642)

The Team:

The Department of Health Tasmania is in the final stages of merging the hospital based pathology services to a new Statewide Pathology Service. This small but highly skilled team delivers consistent, high-quality diagnostic services across Tasmania with agility, collaboration, and a strong sense of purpose.

Serving communities from urban centres to remote regions, the team combines local insight with statewide consistency to meet the needs of clinicians and patients. Close coordination, clear communication, and a commitment to excellence underpin their work, supporting clinical decision-making, improving patient outcomes, and upholding the highest standards of safety and quality.

The Executive Director – Statewide Pathology will guide this team through a pivotal period of change and growth. This role is central to shaping the service’s merger, strategic direction, fostering a positive culture, and ensuring the team stays connected and empowered. With a focus on integration, innovation, and continuous improvement, the Executive Director will lead the development of a sustainable, high-performing pathology service that delivers real value to Tasmania’s health system.

The Role:

The Executive Director – Statewide Pathology will lead the development and integration of a unified pathology service across Tasmania. The role provides strategic leadership for the establishment and ongoing delivery of a unified statewide pathology service, including setting the service’s direction, overseeing financial management, and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The Executive Director will lead the transition to a consolidated statewide network, integrating hospital-managed providers into a single, high-performing service, while implementing standardised processes, financial management, performance measures, and reporting systems to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent service delivery across all regions.

The Executive Director will develop and maintain a robust clinical governance framework that promotes evidence-based practice, continuous learning, and system-wide quality improvement, working closely with stakeholders to drive patient safety initiatives and improve clinical outcomes. 

The Executive Director will champion cultural transformation by embedding the values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE), attracting, developing, and retaining a skilled workforce to build capability and engagement for current and future service needs.

You Will Need:

• Extensive clinical practice expertise and experience in clinical governance, quality improvement, financial management and implementing accountability networks with a broad understanding of contemporary health service delivery issues.
• Proven high-level management experience in an allied health professional discipline and the capacity to provide professional leadership, vision and a contemporary approach to health professional management.
• High level experience in resource management, together with the ability to develop and implement strategies that monitor service delivery effectiveness and efficiency; and the ability to analyse complex issues, formulate new approaches and develop comprehensive implementation and improvement strategies.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details Of Appointment:

Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. 

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $186,049 to $195,566 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

Benefits Available To Eligible Candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. 
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional *course of study at a recognised tertiary institutions and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, full membership/eligible for membership with the relevant professional association. * Appropriate course of study-Allied Health Professional Course
• Working with Vulnerable People Registration (WWVPR) – NDIS

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Current Driver’s Licence

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement Of Duties:

• Executive Director Statewide Pathology HP6 (word)

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide (word)

How To Apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

For More Information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

• Name: Jen Duncan
• Phone number: 6166 3700
• Email address: cmhw@health.tas.gov.au

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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.