- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Women and Children's Division - Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: $169,240 per annum - RN/M5.3 - plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Full time - Ongoing Permanent
Lead. Inspire. Transform the future of Women and Children’s Health in Northern Adelaide.
Are you ready to take on a visionary leadership role in one of South Australia’s most dynamic health networks? The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking an exceptional Divisional Director (Nursing) to guide our Women and Children’s Division—a division at the heart of care for the fastest-growing population in the state.
This is your opportunity to influence nursing and midwifery excellence across a diverse and innovative portfolio of services, including obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, and perinatal mental health, delivered through Lyell McEwin Hospital, Modbury Hospital, community centres, and GP Plus facilities. From high-risk pregnancy clinics and birth centres to special care nurseries and child development services, our teams are committed to best practice, research leadership, and cutting-edge models of care.
Join us in shaping the future of maternal, newborn, and child health—where innovation meets compassion, and your leadership will make a profound impact on thousands of lives every year.
About the Role
In this pivotal senior leadership role, working in partnership with the Medical Divisional Director, you will lead the strategic direction and operational management of nursing and midwifery services, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Your exceptional leadership skills, coupled with a deep understanding of best practice care for women and children, will inspire your team to deliver safe, high-quality, compassionate and evidence-based care, whilst building strong high-performing teams.
Your ability to navigate complex healthcare environments, build effective partnerships and drive positive change will be instrumental in achieving outstanding patient outcomes.
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate, with at least 5 years post registration experience.
About You
You are an inspiring and strategic highly experienced nursing leader with a passion for delivering excellence and shaping the future of women’s and children’s health. You thrive in complex, dynamic environments and have the vision and capability to lead large multidisciplinary teams through innovation and change.
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- Professional credibility as a Registered Nurse and Midwife with current registration (or eligibility) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Extensive leadership experience, including at least five years post-registration and proven success in senior clinical leadership roles within acute and primary health care settings.
- Exceptional management and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, and lead diverse teams to achieve best practice outcomes.
- Strategic thinking and innovation, demonstrated through experience in service planning, workforce reform, and implementing new models of care.
- Financial and resource management expertise, ensuring accountability and efficiency in a large, complex division.
- Commitment to quality and safety, with a track record of driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of patient-centred care.
- Flexibility and resilience, enabling you to navigate change and deliver results in an environment of evolving priorities.
Desirable attributes include postgraduate qualifications in nursing, health services management, or health administration, and experience in research, education, and policy development.
Apply now and embark on a rewarding journey where your passion for nursing, midwifery and leadership can truly make a difference.
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide. Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes.
Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates as part of the Division of Mental Health for forensic patients and prisoners.
Community Sites - Elizabeth GP Plus, Modbury GP Plus and Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinics providing community based care.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Checks
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 920250
Enquiries
Ashleigh Norman
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (08) 8182 9230
E-mail: Health.NALHN-DeputyCEO@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Friday 16 January 2026 - 11.55PM
Attachments
920250 - RN5.3 - Divisional Director Nursing - Women and Children's Division - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
