Chief People Officer

About the organisation

Carlisle Health is an Australian medical imaging provider operating 27 clinics throughout New South Wales and Queensland. More than 500 people work across the group, including radiographers, sonographers, nuclear medicine technologists, nurses, clerical teams and 70 radiologists. The organisation is focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care through innovation, teamwork and clinical excellence.

Role overview

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief People Officer sits on the executive leadership team and leads the people and communications agenda across the business. As the company continues to expand, this role will define how it attracts, develops, rewards and retains the clinical and operational talent needed to support every patient interaction.

This is a hands-on build opportunity for a senior people leader who can bring structure, discipline and scalable processes to a growing organisation while keeping employee experience and culture front and centre. Working alongside the CEO and executive team, the successful candidate will establish governance, systems and accountability aligned to a private equity-backed healthcare platform, while supporting a workforce operating through growth, change and shifting operational needs.

The role also carries responsibility for internal communications, helping ensure that employees across the network receive clear, timely and consistent updates. As new sites are added and acquisitions occur, strong communication will be essential to sustain alignment, engagement and trust across a dispersed workforce.

The preferred candidate will be based in Sydney.

Key responsibilities

• Design and lead the workforce strategy to support growth and long-term organisational capability.
• Work with the executive team on organisational design, workforce planning, succession and the people impacts of expansion and acquisitions.
• Build a strong talent acquisition function that can attract, develop and retain essential clinical and operational talent.
• Create workforce solutions that meet both current and future capability requirements across the network.
• Set up modern performance, reward and recognition frameworks that strengthen accountability, engagement and business outcomes.
• Strengthen organisational culture and develop leadership capability across the business.
• Own the internal communications approach so employees stay informed, connected and aligned as the organisation grows.
• Support change initiatives by ensuring communication is clear, consistent and effective.
• Provide executive oversight of employee relations, compliance, policy development and workforce governance.
• Ensure people practices comply with legal obligations and reflect organisational values.
• Lead the people function and put in place scalable systems, processes and reporting.
• Use workforce insights and analytics to inform executive decisions and improve organisational performance.

Requirements

• Senior leadership experience in people and culture roles with executive-level responsibility.
• Background in large, complex, regulated and multi-site organisations, preferably in healthcare, diagnostics, medical technology, aged care, primary care or a similar service environment.
• Proven success in building, transforming or professionalising people functions to support growth and performance.
• Experience partnering with executive leaders on workforce strategy, organisation design, culture and change.
• Demonstrated ability to lead talent acquisition and workforce capability initiatives in hard-to-fill skill environments.
• Experience supporting growth, transformation, acquisition integration or other major periods of change.
• Exposure to private equity-backed, high-growth or performance-led environments will be an advantage.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business or a related field.
• Postgraduate study and/or HR professional accreditation will be well regarded.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and current people leadership practice.
• Commercially strong with the ability to link people strategy to business performance and growth.
• Credible leader who can build trust across clinical, operational and corporate stakeholders.
• Strong communicator with experience leading internal communications and employee engagement activities.
• Proven ability to create structure, build capability and drive accountability in growing organisations.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in fast-moving environments with changing priorities.
• Collaborative style with the confidence to influence, challenge and lead change when needed.
• Solid knowledge of workforce planning, organisation design, talent acquisition, performance and reward, employee relations and organisational development.
• Understanding of Australian employment law, workplace relations and workforce governance.
• Experience using people systems, workforce analytics and reporting to support executive decision-making.
• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

Perks and benefits

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Opportunities for career growth and development in a fast-growing healthcare organisation.
• Chance to work with a collaborative, high-performing leadership team focused on improving patient care through innovation, expansion and continuous improvement.
• Fitness Passport access to a wide range of fitness centres and pools across Australia at a subsidised rate.
• Confidential health and wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to experienced people leaders who are authorised to work in Australia. The organisation also encourages applications from candidates of all ages, ethnicities, socio-cultural backgrounds, disabilities, sexual orientations and gender identities.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Carlisle Health states that it is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace. The company values diverse skills, experiences and perspectives.

Application notes

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and resume. The employer may only contact shortlisted candidates depending on application volume.