
Libby Fifis
MCL, RN, PG ACN (Periop), MACHSM
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.

Kim Bennetts
Grad Cert Mgt, Dip Quality (Auditing)
The Executive Director People & Corporate Operations is responsible for the functions of People and Culture, Education and Research, Volunteers and Philanthropy and Procurement and the effective delivery of corporate and operational support services.
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.

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.

Bernadette Hammond
RN, RM, CCN, BNrsg, MHSM
The Executive Director Clinical Operations/Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer is responsible for the management of day to day operations and has professional responsibility for nursing, midwifery, allied health streams and aged care services across the organisation including Illoura Residential Aged Care.
Other major areas of responsibility include clinical leadership and standards of practice, nursing credentialing and resource management, service and strategic planning and clinical risk management and quality improvements.

Justine Harris
BSc, MB ChB, LLB (Hons), MHM, FRACMA
Executive Director Medical Services is responsibile 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.

CURRENTLY RECRUITING
The Executive Director of Quality, Safety and Patient Experience has executive accountability for the organisations Quality, Safety, Risk and Patient Experience systems. The key function of the role is to strengthen systems, promote healthcare reliability, improve clinical outcomes, enhance value and minimize patient harm.
This position is responsible for the maintenance of accreditation status and the development and embedding of systems, frameworks, programs and processes that ensure compliance with standards and legislation.