EOI - Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery
About The Position
Limestone Coast Local Health Network invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced nursing and midwifery leaders for Executive Officer / Director of Nursing and Midwifery roles across LCLHN. These are fixed-term backfill opportunities that may arise within the next 12 months. Current opportunities are listed at Bordertown Memorial Hospital and Keith District Health Care for 12–27 November 2026 and/or 25 January–5 February 2027. The role provides strategic and operational leadership, governance and direction for nursing and midwifery services at each site. It focuses on developing and implementing frameworks and systems that support contemporary nursing and midwifery practice, and monitoring and continually improving clinical practice and service delivery standards. Working closely with executive, senior clinical and management personnel, the role provides leadership across service delivery, workforce, financial and resource management, clinical governance, quality and safety, and organisational change.
Requirements
- Be registered, or eligible for registration, as a Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
- Have demonstrated senior management experience and the ability to lead effectively in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Have strong leadership, communication, negotiation and decision-making skills.
- Have demonstrated experience in strategic planning, financial and workforce management, implementing new systems, and leading significant organisational change.
- Eligibility is open to SA Health employees only.
Responsibilities
- 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 development and implementation of contemporary professional practice, clinical governance, administrative and risk management frameworks.
- Manage and steward human, financial and material resources, with a 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
