Director of Clinical Services - Launceston, Tasmania
Orchard Talent ·www.orchardtalent.com.au
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The organisation
Calvary is a not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation dedicated to providing compassionate care to the most vulnerable in our communities. Established in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary has since grown into a national network of 14 hospitals, 72 residential care and retirement communities, and 19 community care service centres across Australia.
Guided by its mission of “being for others,” Calvary embodies the values of hospitality, healing, stewardship, and respect, inspired by the example of Venerable Mary Potter. With a rich history of service, Calvary continues to focus on providing high-quality health care and supporting individuals and families through their health journeys.
As a trusted national provider, Calvary is dedicated to advancing its legacy through innovation and a steadfast commitment to providing care that is both compassionate and inclusive, ensuring the dignity and well-being of every person it serves.
The opportunity
Reporting to the General Manager, the Director of Clinical Services (DCS) is a core member of the Hospital Executive. This is a critical capability-building appointment designed to help one of Calvary's highest-performing hospitals at a pivotal point in its evolution. The agenda of the DCS is to transform the operational discipline, governance maturity, and further enhance team engagement and leadership capability, while fostering professional autonomy across the clinical workforce.
The role requires an experienced and strategic clinical leader who can strengthen governance, build leadership capability, improve operational discipline and help create the foundations for the hospital's next phase of growth. Leading with empathy and advocacy, you will empower clinical leaders to perform at their best while embedding accountability, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
The DCS remit is inclusive of the management and capability uplift across Quality and Clinical governance functions, Infection Prevention & Control, Learning & Development, Ward NUMs, Allied Health, and the High Dependency Unit.
Key areas of responsibility include:
About you
You are an accomplished senior clinical leader from an acute background, who demonstrates strong emotional maturity. Balancing a nurturing and empowering approach with capability uplift and embedding accountability, you present with experience leading through change, driving inclusivity, and taking team on the journey.
The successful DCS brings a deep understanding of hospital operations, including clinical governance, funding dynamics, workforce utilisation, and performance management. You are recognised for your high-level communication and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling you to influence, build trust, and foster cross-function collaboration.
You possess the executive presence, clinical credibility and resilience to lead in a complex and evolving environment, promoting a positive, efficient, and disciplined workplace culture, while maintaining an uncompromising focus on high-quality patient care. You are a visible and approachable leader who values availability, advocates for both patients and your workforce, and creates an environment where leaders are empowered to exercise professional autonomy while remaining accountable for outcomes. Experience working within regional health services, or an appreciation of the unique opportunities and challenges of regional healthcare, will be highly regarded.
You will demonstrate:
Essential
What’s on Offer
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion or role related questions, please contact Hayley Thorpe of The Orchard Talent Group at email: calvarytas@orchardtalent.com.au to arrange a time to speak.
To apply, please submit your current CV via the link.
Please note applicants must have a legal right to work in Australia.
Applications close Thursday 30th July 2026
The Orchard Talent Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Calvary is a not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation dedicated to providing compassionate care to the most vulnerable in our communities. Established in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary has since grown into a national network of 14 hospitals, 72 residential care and retirement communities, and 19 community care service centres across Australia.
Guided by its mission of “being for others,” Calvary embodies the values of hospitality, healing, stewardship, and respect, inspired by the example of Venerable Mary Potter. With a rich history of service, Calvary continues to focus on providing high-quality health care and supporting individuals and families through their health journeys.
As a trusted national provider, Calvary is dedicated to advancing its legacy through innovation and a steadfast commitment to providing care that is both compassionate and inclusive, ensuring the dignity and well-being of every person it serves.
The opportunity
Reporting to the General Manager, the Director of Clinical Services (DCS) is a core member of the Hospital Executive. This is a critical capability-building appointment designed to help one of Calvary's highest-performing hospitals at a pivotal point in its evolution. The agenda of the DCS is to transform the operational discipline, governance maturity, and further enhance team engagement and leadership capability, while fostering professional autonomy across the clinical workforce.
The role requires an experienced and strategic clinical leader who can strengthen governance, build leadership capability, improve operational discipline and help create the foundations for the hospital's next phase of growth. Leading with empathy and advocacy, you will empower clinical leaders to perform at their best while embedding accountability, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
The DCS remit is inclusive of the management and capability uplift across Quality and Clinical governance functions, Infection Prevention & Control, Learning & Development, Ward NUMs, Allied Health, and the High Dependency Unit.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Clinical leadership and patient safety
- Governance, quality, accreditation and regulatory compliance
- Leadership, engagement, and capability uplift of a large clinical team
- Strategic and operational management, flow, and efficiency
- Driving innovation and service development
- Stakeholder and community engagement
About you
You are an accomplished senior clinical leader from an acute background, who demonstrates strong emotional maturity. Balancing a nurturing and empowering approach with capability uplift and embedding accountability, you present with experience leading through change, driving inclusivity, and taking team on the journey.
The successful DCS brings a deep understanding of hospital operations, including clinical governance, funding dynamics, workforce utilisation, and performance management. You are recognised for your high-level communication and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling you to influence, build trust, and foster cross-function collaboration.
You possess the executive presence, clinical credibility and resilience to lead in a complex and evolving environment, promoting a positive, efficient, and disciplined workplace culture, while maintaining an uncompromising focus on high-quality patient care. You are a visible and approachable leader who values availability, advocates for both patients and your workforce, and creates an environment where leaders are empowered to exercise professional autonomy while remaining accountable for outcomes. Experience working within regional health services, or an appreciation of the unique opportunities and challenges of regional healthcare, will be highly regarded.
You will demonstrate:
Essential
- Clinical qualification and current AHPRA registration
- Extensive healthcare leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of quality and safety standards
- Experience leading large teams
- Clinical governance and quality expertise
- Change management capability
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy while embedding accountability
- Postgraduate qualification in management or a health-related field
- Experience at executive or senior management level in hospitals, with a strategic mindset
- Strong understanding of healthcare funding and compliance frameworks
- Experience working within regional health services
What’s on Offer
- Executive leadership role within a respected national NFP health provider
- Close partnership with the General Manager to drive performance and cultural renewal
- A mandate to strengthen governance, team capability and clinical performance
- The opportunity to help lead the service into its next chapter, including greenfield development
- An attractive remuneration package and benefits will be offered to the successful applicant, including not-for-profit salary packaging and relocation support.
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion or role related questions, please contact Hayley Thorpe of The Orchard Talent Group at email: calvarytas@orchardtalent.com.au to arrange a time to speak.
To apply, please submit your current CV via the link.
Please note applicants must have a legal right to work in Australia.
Applications close Thursday 30th July 2026
The Orchard Talent Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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