Libby Fifis
MCL, RN, PG ACN (Periop), GAICD
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible to the Board for the efficient and effective management of Northeast Health Wangaratta. Prime responsibilities include the development and implementation of operational and strategic planning, maximising service efficiency and quality improvement and minimising and managing risk.
Rebecca Weir
RN, BNrsg, CCN, MN
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for the management of day to day operations. The role works closely with other Executive positions and members of the senior leadership team to ensure that exceptional patient care services are delivered in a managed care system ensuring safe and effective care for our community. The COO blends a highly operational and hands on day-to-day emphasis with a broader understanding of strategy, healthcare reform, financial management and patient care; providing strategic advice to the CEO and Board of Directors as required. The COO has overall leadership responsibility and accountability for acute and sub-acute inpatient and ambulatory services, care at home services, specialist outpatients’ clinics and infection prevention and control.
A.Prof Garry Wilkes
MBBS, FACEM, AFRACMA, GAICD, GCertHlthProfEd, PRIMed, CMC
The Executive Director Medical Services is responsible for the recruitment, credentialing and management of Visiting Medical Officers, Staff Specialists and Hospital Medical Officers across all clinical services. The role works with other members of the Executive team to provide clinical governance, strategic planning and resource management for the health service.
Kim Bennetts
GradCertMgmt, GradCertHRLead
The Executive Director People & Corporate Operations is responsible for capital and infrastructure planning, maintenance and projects, and the effective delivery of corporate and operational support services, volunteers and philanthropy. As well as the management of all human resource functions for the health service
The role of Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) is to have visibility and oversight of the entire non-salary spend profile of the health service. This includes, but is not limited to, consumable supplies including prostheses and pharmaceuticals, capital equipment, information technology supplies and services, engineering, facilities management and support services, and professional and clinical services.
Maree Woodhouse
RN, RM, BN, GCAdvNurs, GradDipMid, DipMgt, MHA, GAICD
The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) is responsible to provide executive leadership, professional oversight, and strategic direction for nursing and midwifery across the health service. In addition to the CNMO functions, the role has overall executive responsibility for Residential Aged Care and Education and Research portfolios.
Andrew Nitschke
B.Bus (Accounting), CPA, MBA, GAICD
The Executive Director Finance & Performance is responsible for shaping and delivery of NHW’s Finance and Performance strategy. The role provides leadership across financial management, financial systems, procedures and controls to deliver financial sustainability, and leadership to Information Technology, Health Information and Biomedical Teams.
Michelle Butler
RN, BAppSci (Dental Therapy), Grad Dip Health Administration, MAICG, MACHSM
The Director Clinical Governance (DCG) provides executive leadership of clinical governance processes across NHW to ensure processes and systems are in place to maintain patient safety and quality of care at the highest level and to ensure that NHW continually meets the needs of the National Quality & Safety Standards – acute, community and Aged Care. The role also oversees engagement of consumers across all aspects of our business.