Director Corporate Services | St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital

Help shape the next chapter of St Andrew's
St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is entering an important period of growth, investment and transformation.

Our ambition is to strengthen St Andrew's as a leading specialist surgical, acute care and recovery precinct, known for clinical excellence, exceptional patient and doctor experience, operational performance and innovation. Our strategy is focused on growing key specialist services, optimising capacity, investing in our people, facilities and technology, and building the financial sustainability required to support our future.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Director Corporate Services will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and a strategic partner in delivering this next phase.

We are looking for a commercially minded executive who can connect strategy, financial performance, operations and investment, bringing strong analysis and disciplined execution to the decisions that will shape the future of the hospital.

You will lead finance and corporate services while playing a significant role in business growth, capital and infrastructure planning, commercial opportunities and overall hospital performance.

Your part in our team

As Director Corporate Services, you will:

• Partner with the General Manager and Executive Leadership Team to translate strategy into clear operational, financial and investment priorities
• Lead financial performance, budgeting, forecasting and financial planning, with a strong focus on sustainable performance and reinvestment
• Use financial, activity and operational data to identify opportunities to improve productivity, utilisation, patient flow, revenue and contribution
• Develop and critically evaluate business cases, investment proposals and service growth opportunities
• Support the hospital's capital planning process and the prioritisation and delivery of significant infrastructure, technology and equipment investment
• Bring strong commercial discipline to specialty and service growth, helping determine where and how the hospital should invest
• Lead and support a team including finance, patient administration, supply, facilities and support services
• Drive operational improvement across the hospital, working closely with clinical and operational leaders to remove barriers and improve performance
• Establish clear performance measures and provide meaningful insights to the Executive and governance committees to support timely decision making
• Build highly capable teams and create greater commercial and financial capability across operational leadership
• Develop strong relationships with clinicians, particularly Visiting Medical Practitioners, recognising their importance to the hospital's growth and future
• Contribute beyond your functional portfolio as an Executive leader, taking shared accountability for the overall performance and future of St Andrew's.

What makes a difference for us?

We are looking for an experienced senior leader who combines strong financial capability with commercial judgement and an operational mindset.

You will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience across finance, commercial, corporate services or hospital/business operations
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline, with CPA/CA and/or postgraduate business qualifications highly regarded
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, investment evaluation and capital planning
• Demonstrated ability to take complex operational or strategic issues and turn them into clear analysis, recommendations and executable plans
• Experience developing robust business cases and evaluating investment, growth and commercial opportunities
• Strong understanding of the relationship between activity, capacity, workforce, revenue, cost and margin
• A track record of improving performance
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving accountability for outcomes
• Confidence working with senior executives, clinicians and external partners
• Experience in private hospitals is highly regarded
• Knowledge of private healthcare funding, casemix, health fund contracting and specialist/VMP models highly regarded
• Knowledge of healthcare funding models, including casemix and health fund contracts (desirable)

How to apply 

Click APPLY to submit your application. You will be taken to our website where you can upload your resume and cover letter and complete a brief questionnaire. Applications close: 13th December 2026.

For more information, please contact: Dani, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at contact_hr@ucareqld.com.au

We warmly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, and people of all genders and identities.

What makes a difference for you? 

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs  

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme  

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events  

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference   

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family   

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. 

Child safe, Child friendly 

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:  

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children  

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services 

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur 

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme  

Diversity & Inclusion   

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace   

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.   

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.