EOI - Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery
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Job no: 948036
Work type: Full time
Location: South East
Categories: (EOI) Expression of Interest
Expression of Interest | Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery
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Classification: RN/M6.2 – RN/M6.5 | $158,554 – $184,738 p.a. (classification and salary dependent on site)
Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced nursing and midwifery leaders to undertake Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery roles across LCLHN, for fixed-term backfill opportunities that may arise within the next 12 months.
Current opportunities:
- Bordertown Memorial Hospital & Kieth District Health Care
- 12 November 2026 - 27 November 2026 (& / or) 25 January 2027 - 05 February 2027
About the opportunity
The Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery provides strategic and operational leadership, governance and direction for nursing and midwifery services at each site. The role has a strong focus on developing and implementing frameworks and systems that support contemporary nursing and midwifery practice, while monitoring and continually improving clinical practice and service delivery standards.
Working closely with executive, senior clinical and management personnel, the successful applicant will provide leadership across service delivery, workforce, financial and resource management, clinical governance, quality and safety, and organisational change.
Key accountabilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership, governance and direction for nursing and midwifery services, including models of care.
- Build and maintain a patient and client-centred culture that promotes engagement, quality and safety.
- Lead the development and implementation of contemporary professional practice, clinical governance, administrative and risk management frameworks.
- Provide effective management and stewardship of human, financial and material resources, with a strong focus on accountability and due diligence.
- Lead, coach and support direct reports and build workforce capability to meet current and emerging service delivery needs.
- Drive innovation, change and continuous improvement in response to emerging service and workforce priorities.
- Provide professional nursing and midwifery advice, direction and governance and contribute to effective corporate management of services.
About you
You will be an experienced nursing and/or midwifery leader with demonstrated senior management experience and the ability to lead effectively within a complex and changing healthcare environment.
You will have strong leadership, communication, negotiation and decision-making skills, together with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, financial and workforce management, implementing new systems and leading significant organisational change.
Applicants must be registered, or eligible for registration, as a Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
Enquiries
How to Apply
Please apply online, providing your current Curriculum Vitae along with a 1-page Expression of Interest outlining your interest in the role and highlighting the skills, experience and leadership capabilities that make you a suitable candidate.
Eligibility: Open to SA Health employees only
948036 Executive Officer Director Of Nursing and Midwifery.pdf
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