Director, Infrastructure
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Barwon Health
We, Barwon Health, acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We thank the Traditional Owners for custodianship of the land and celebrate the continuing culture of the Wadawurrung people, acknowledging the memory of honourable ancestors.
Executive Summary
THE OPPORTUNITY
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, with a headcount of 9,000 providing care at all stages of life and circumstances and located in the Geelong area of Victoria. Barwon Health covers the full spectrum from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation.
Barwon Health is part of the South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) and as the lead agency provides Information and Communication Technology services to the Barwon South West region incorporating 14 major public health services and including around 14 thousand staff.
Barwon Health is now looking to recruit a Director, Infrastructure with responsibility for providing technical leadership to the public health services in the SWARH. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) the Director, Infrastructure plans, organises, and manages infrastructure staff, contractors, and consultants to ensure the delivery of stable and secure Information Technology infrastructure. This includes the oversight of key functional areas such as network, server and cloud infrastructure, telecommunications, and security.
THE ROLE
As the successful candidate you will have strong leadership experience in IT infrastructure in a complex organisation. You will also have experience in a high-availability multi-site enterprise environment, including application hosting, storage and computing, voice and data networks, security, and information protection.
You will have a highly analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and extensive experience in team management. You will also have the ability to prepare business cases and asset lifestyle plans demonstrating your future thinking.
For a confidential discussion about this fantastic opportunity, please get in touch with:
Dr Amanda Smith, HardyGroup Principal Consultant Australia & New Zealand
M. +64 021 502 878
Role Specification
Living in Geelong, Victoria
A place for everyone, Geelong offers a relaxed lifestyle close to beaches and the countryside, yet is only an hour away from Melbourne. As one of Australia’s largest urban centres, Geelong has a big city feel without the commotion, and combines a beautiful coastal location with a friendly multicultural community. With excellent events and festivals, accessible public transport, quality educational precincts, and a vast array of sport and leisure activities, Geelong provides the perfect environment for individuals and families to achieve enhanced work-life balance.
The City of Greater Geelong covers 1245km2 with a contrast of landscapes including urban, country and coastal. Only 75 kilometres outside Melbourne CBD, Geelong has become a popular tourist destination. Elements of the region includes a bustling city centre framed by water which includes the multi-award winning waterfront, the Bellarine Peninsula, the Barwon River that runs through the region and it is also the gateway to the world-renowned Great Ocean Road.
Geelong is Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne with a population of over 245,000 people and a forecast that shows it will grow a further 150,000 people within the next 20 years. Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djilang, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
The local government has placed a great emphasis on innovation, employment and economic growth in the Geelong region. The city has a broad industry of 17,000 businesses and a labour force of 110,632 (2016 Census estimate). The sector includes health and allied services, education and research, advanced manufacturing, tourism, agribusiness, construction and professional services.
With a low commute time, affordable house prices and a booming infrastructure, Geelong is a city difficult to compete with. The region is bounded by the Moorabool Shire, the Borough of Queenscliffe, Golden Plains Shire and Surf Coast Shire and Bass Strait.
At Geelong's core sits Barwon Health, the state's largest regional health service with 23 sites.
Barwon Health
Our Vision, Mission & Values
Vision: By 2050, Everyone in our community will enjoy the best health and well-being in Victoria
Mission: Provide the Best Care, to every person, every day, so that everyone feels better.
Values:
- Respect – We respect the people we connect with.
- Compassion – We show compassion for the people we care for and work with.
- Commitment – We are committed to quality and excellence in everything we do.
- Accountability – We take accountability for what we do and act with integrity.
- Innovation – We drive innovation for better care.
About Barwon Health
Barwon Health is established under the Health Services Act 1988 as a Schedule 5 public health service. Formed in 1998, is one of Australia’s largest regional employers and the largest employer in Geelong. Barwon Health provides services for everyone who needs care, regardless of their financial status or the location of their usual residence. As the regional health service, we provide leadership and tertiary referral services across the Barwon South - Western Region.
Our local community is the G21 region which comprises the residents of the City of Greater Geelong, Colac Otway Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Borough of Queenscliffe, and Surf Coast Shire. We provide services from University Hospital Geelong in central Geelong, the McKellar Centre in North Geelong, and other locations including the Sunrise Centre, a partnership initiative with the Geelong Football Club and the Transport Accident Commission that provides a contemporary community venue for specialist community rehabilitation programs.
In January 2020 we opened our newest site, Barwon Health North. We provide community health services from Anglesea, Belmont, Corio, Newcomb, and Torquay. We provide community dental services from Belmont, Corio, and Newcomb. We provide mental health and alcohol and other drug services from Swanston Centre at University Hospital Geelong; Prevention & Recovery Care (PARC) at Belmont, Community Rehabilitation Facility at Belmont, Blakiston Lodge Psychogeriatric Unit at the McKellar Centre, and ten community-based locations including Belmont, central Geelong, Colac, Corio and Newcomb.
We provide a comprehensive range of health services including acute care (medicine, surgery, women’s health, paediatrics, emergency, and specialist clinics), mental health, alcohol and other drug services, primary care, community health, rehabilitation, geriatric medicine, palliative care and hospital in the home. We are one of four public radiation oncology providers in Victoria. We have a public-private partnership with Epworth HealthCare to deliver surgery, renal dialysis, and day oncology services at Epworth Geelong. We provide health promotion programs that aim to improve the health and well-being of the population and address priorities in the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2019-2023.
Image above: Barwon at a glance, based on the 2022 - 2023 Annual Report
The South West Alliance of Rural Health
SWARH is an innovative and collaborative consortium of public health agencies situated in the expansive South West region of Victoria. Spanning across approximately 60,000 square kilometres, SWARH seamlessly links a network of public hospitals and associated health services, creating a vital lifeline of care that extends from the western fringes of Melbourne to the borders of South Australia.
Our journey began in the latter part of 1997, when SWARH emerged as a pioneering response to the pressing need for technological advancement in the Acute Public Hospitals of the South West. Rooted in a visionary pursuit of progress, we embarked on a mission to reshape the healthcare landscape through the power of information technology.
Supported by the Department of Human Services and fueled by a shared aspiration for enhanced patient care, SWARH has been privileged to receive resolute backing from the Chief Executive Officers and dedicated Hospital Boards. Their visionary leadership, though not steeped in technical intricacies, recognised a fundamental truth: our collective potential far exceeded the sum of individual endeavours. This realisation spurred a collaborative ethos that has redefined possibilities.
SWARH offers the following services:
- Cyber and Data protection
- Innovation and Transformation
- IT Infrastructure Solutions
- IT Service Management
- Project Management
- Solution Design and Delivery
Read more about SWARH here.
HOW TO APPLY
The closing date for applications is Monday, 29th April 2024
The reference number to include in your application is H24_4794
Note: Please use the online platform to submit your application. It will not be accepted via email.
If you require assistance in submitting your application online, please get in touch with Executive Search Coordinator, Natasha Tirado: at [email protected]
Your application must include:
1. Cover letter addressed to the Principal Consultant;
2. A written response addressing the key selection criteria and
3. An up to date copy of your Curriculum Vitae
It Is standard practice for HardyGroup to acknowledge receipt of your application no later than the next business day. We request that if you do not receive the acknowledgement, you contact the search coordinator listed above as soon as possible after the 24-hour business period and arrange to resend your application if necessary.
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Dr Amanda Smith
HardyGroup Principal Consultant Australia & New Zealand
M. +64 021 502 878
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