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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Family Health Service, Adelaide 5000
• Salary – RN/M5.3, $176,010.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Temporary (fixed term) contract up until 22 January 2027

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Director – Strategy & Reform leads major health reform initiatives, shaping structures, programs, and services for women, children, and young people. The Director – Strategy & Reform drives strategic planning, oversees projects, guides data‑informed decision making, and builds systems that improve quality, innovation, and clinical outcomes.

Key duties of the role

• Lead the collaborative work on the Early Years Strategy, in conjunction with Office for Early Childhood Development, with a focus on increasing the reach of health and development checks for children.
• Ensure that current and evidenced based policies, practices, and protocols to support quality performance are consistently adopted across the service.
• Build a culture which is patient/client centred and where patient/client engagement is encouraged.
• Lead service planning, co-ordination, development, and delivery.
• Support the Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery, Consumer Experience, in the development of strategies to identify population health needs, service delivery alignment and the resourcing of clinical services.

Skills and Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and /or nurse/midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience.
• Extensive experience in a clinical or health service leadership role at a senior level.
• Experience in leading quality improvement initiatives in health care settings.
• Knowledge of contemporary change management principles and practices.

Enquiries can be directed to

Ferliz Samortin

Administration Coordinator

8161 6003

Ferliz.Samortin@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• RNM5.3 - Director Strategy and Reform - Role Description - 932057.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 26 March 2026 at 11:55pm