Accelerate the State’s ambitious health reform agenda and set the Digital Vision for the Healthcare Sector
The Brief
Future Leadership has a long-standing relationship with a state health department and has conducted numerous executive searches within the organisation over the past five years.
The eHealth division at the Health Department was a newly formed function to play a key role in the digital future for the department and the health sector as a whole. The eHealth division will oversee, lead and deliver core functions including health sector information cybersecurity, assurance and ICT investment planning, enterprise technology; health system digital transformation; and health data, analytics and reporting.
The Chief Digital Health Officer role is a significant role providing leadership on system-wide strategies and governance for the critical digital applications in hospitals, mental health and community health services under the Health Services Act and Mental Health and Wellbeing Act.
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Senior Women Appointed since 2002
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
Partnering with Future Leadership, a detailed briefing from the Deputy Secretary, eHealth, was provided for the role of Chief Digital Health Officer. The successful appointee was to demonstrate thought leadership and an ability to influence others to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of Victorian Digital health systems and improve outcomes for all Victorians.
A targeted search was conducted nationally supported by a digital advertising campaign, and individuals were predominantly sought from the health sector, those with a clinician background were also of interest and those with executive leadership capability and digital, data and governance experience and understanding.
A diverse shortlist of nine candidates and five more candidates for discussion were presented bringing a mix of experience from consulting through to healthcare and government. Four candidates progressed to selection panel for interview.
Key steps included:
- Targeted Search and Talent Pooling
- Comprehensive Shortlisting
- Panel Interviews and Strategic Presentation
The process was completed with 360-degree reference checks and full reports provided to the client for consideration.
The Outcome
The Selection Committee had interviewed the shortlisted candidates, and identified a preferred candidate. Future Leadership™ undertook rigorous 360-degree reference checks. The Executive Search teams targeted search and close collaboration with the organisations leadership enabled an efficient and effective appointment process.
The successful candidate for the Chief Digital Health Officer role brings a wealth of experience having 20+ years’ within healthcare. After commencing their career as a clinician, they have continually been passionate and committed to the health service digital enablement and the use of data and analytics to drive quality of care outcomes, and is uniquely positioned to drive and deliver improvement outcomes as the conduit between the organisation and the front-line.
