Medical Director, Ambulatory Care at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Perth Area, Australia
- Current
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- Clinical Lead at Acute Care Health Network, Western Australia
- Medical Director, Ambulatory Care at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Council Member and Commissioner (VFAS) at St John Ambulance, Western Australia
- Consultant Emergency Physician at Western Australia Health Service
- Past
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- Deputy Director, Emergency Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Chair, WA Faculty at Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Medical Director at Baycare Community Health Services
- Non-Executive Director at New Zealand Healthlink Group
- Education
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- University of Cape Town
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Dr John Van Der Post’s Summary
Emergency physician with a drive to improve the healthcare system.
Coming from an extraordinary diverse background of medical and life experience, I believe we have, right now, a unique opportunity to create a truly functional health system for the future.
Dr John Van Der Post’s Specialties:
Concepts, ideas, enthusiasm and a vision for the future. Leadership, administration, strategic thinking.
Dr John Van Der Post’s Experience
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Clinical Lead
Acute Care Health Network, Western Australia
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
As Clinical Lead, I take a pivotal role in terms of leading my Network.
Health Networks resulted from a recommendation of the Health Reform Implementation Taskforce to enable “a new focus across all clinical disciplines toward prevention of illness and injury and maintenance of health”.
Key functions of each Network include:
• Developing innovative healthcare policy
• Promoting efficiency, effectiveness and safety
• Helping to set priorities across WA Health -
Medical Director, Ambulatory Care
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Overall responsibility for consolidating and (successfully) developing Home Link, which provides Hospital In The Home and Post Acute Care services, as well as home-based Allied Health Care.
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Council Member and Commissioner (VFAS)
St John Ambulance, Western Australia
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
St John is the premier provider of ambulance and first aid services in WA. A not-for-profit, non-government organisation. As a member of Council, I have a collective responsibility for developing and endorsing the strategic direction, as well as the operational functioning of the organisation, in an equivalent function to the Board of Directors for a commercial company.
As Commissioner, I am responsible for the overall leadership of the Volunteer First Aid Service branch of St John, WA -
Consultant Emergency Physician
Western Australia Health Service
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
Currently provide specialist clinical services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Joondalup Health Campus and Bunbury Regional Hospital.
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Deputy Director, Emergency Medicine
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)
One of Australia's leading adult tertiary academic Emergency Departments. Key responsibilities:
• managing critical incident reporting process
• managing complaints
• covering in Director's absence -
Chair, WA Faculty
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Professional body representing Emergency Physicians in WA. Complex relationship management.
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Medical Director
Baycare Community Health Services
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
March 1995 — July 2000 (5 years 5 months)
Responsibilities included:
• provision of clinical services
• strategic (including financial) planning
• overseeing staffing and general administration
• development of clinical guidelines and pathways -
Non-Executive Director
New Zealand Healthlink Group
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 1994 — September 1998 (4 years 5 months)
NZ Healthlink Group included leaders in both medical and nursing human resource fields. After considerable and successful expansion, the company was sold to a large British recruitment organisation.
Dr John Van Der Post’s Education
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University of Cape Town
MB ChB , Medicine and Surgery , 1980 — 1985
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Dr John Van Der Post’s Honors:
1985 M.B.Ch.B. (Distinction) University of Cape Town, South Africa.
1991 FRCS Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
2003 FACEM Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Ernest Crage Overseas Scholarship
