Executive

Nicole Tweddle - Chief Executive

Nicole was appointed Chief Executive of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) in August 2022. She has been a member of the Executive team since April 2021, holding the role of Executive Director of Acute Services. Prior to this role, Nicole was the Chief Operating Officer at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre where she was also Interim Chief Executive for 10 months. Nicole has held numerous other Executive Director roles across the hospitals of the Parkville Precinct, specifically Executive Director Strategy and Development roles at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and The Women’s. Nicole also played a key role in leading the design and implementation of the cancer services operating model for shared services between The Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Peter Mac and the Women’s as part of the relocation of Peter Mac to Parkville.

Nicole began her career as a Physiotherapist at Ballarat Health Services. She has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (hons) from the University of Melbourne, and Master’s degree in Health Service Management from Monash University.

Nicole Jolley - Chief Financial Officer

CA, BCom, GAICD
Nicole was appointed Chief Financial Officer of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) in September 2024. Nicole has been with SVHM since 2017 as Deputy CFO and General Manager, Strategic Finance and she has extensive experience in both healthcare and government departments in Australia and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining SVHM, Nicole worked with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, and prior to that at the UK Department for Education in various roles including Head of Financial Management for The National College for School Leadership, a newly established Executive Agency of the Department.

Early in her career, Nicole qualified as a Chartered Accountant while working with WHK Group in Tasmania and also worked for the Tasmanian Government. Nicole holds a bachelor of commerce from the University of Tasmania, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has completed the AICD company directors’ course, holding GAICD qualification.

Antony Tobin - Chief Medical Officer

MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, DTM&H, MEpi, MHM GAICD
Antony is the Chief Medical Officer at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He trained in respiratory and intensive care medicine and has worked as a consultant in the intensive care unit at St Vincent’s since 2003. He has post graduate qualifications in epidemiology and health management. He is also a board member for Dental Health Services Victoria.

Jacqui Bilo - Chief Nursing Officer

Jacqui was appointed to the position of Chief Nursing Officer at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) in October 2022. Jacqui has over 20 years of experience successfully leading high-performing operational and clinical teams and is known as being an enthusiastic mentor and coach, passionate about excellence in nursing and driving continuous improvement. Having worked for SVHM for over 25 years, Jacqui has held various clinical, operational, project leadership and management roles across acute and subacute services. In her previous role as General Manager, Medicine and Emergency Services, Jacqui was responsible for the operations of the Emergency Department, General Medicine, Renal, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases units.   

Jonathan Prescott - Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan was appointed Chief Operating Officer of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in July 2023. Jonathan is an experienced healthcare executive, most recently working in senior leadership roles at the Victorian Department of Health. Jonathan was the Executive Director South-East Health Services and Emergency Response, where he oversaw the operational performance of all public health services across South-East Metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland.

Jonathan worked as a clinician before moving into healthcare administration. He began his career as a physiotherapist at Alfred Health and holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Latrobe University and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University. Jonathan has completed a range of leadership programs and is an alumni of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.

Caitlin Gill - Interim Executive Director, Corporate Services

Caitlin was appointed interim Executive Director of Corporate Services in March 2024. Caitlin joined St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne in 2021 as Director of Legal and Commercial Services, and took over management of the enterprise risk portfolio in 2023. Caitlin has experience leading legal teams to deliver high-quality legal, commercial, governance and risk advice. Since 2021 she has also been the Company Secretary of the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery. Caitlin's qualifications include a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws and she is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.