Senior Nursing Director

Welcome to St John of God Health Care, one of the largest private providers of healthcare services in Australia. We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, offering home nursing, disability services, and social outreach programs.

Our organization is a Catholic, not-for-profit group that invests all profits in our communities by updating and expanding facilities and technology, developing and acquiring new services, and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital is a leading health campus in Western Australia and a major healthcare hub in the southern region, with 507 beds and services including an emergency department, operating theatres, endoscopy suites, birth suite, maternity ward, medical library, and education center.

As Deputy Director of Nursing Specialist Services, you will provide leadership and direction for the overall coordination and management of the Directorate to meet hospital objectives. You will be responsible for providing professional and operational leadership in all facets of nursing and midwifery service and practice, coordinating and supporting quality improvement and risk management, accreditation, and licensing processes.

• Contributes to and promotes the development of hospital goals, objectives, policies, and standards.
• Provides clinical leadership to establish and maintain the highest standards of nursing practice in a patient-focused environment.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates quality programs and provides leadership and professional expertise to ensure nursing care is monitored against best practice standards.
• Oversees and assists in preparing annual capital and operating budgets for the nursing directorate and ensures that financial and productivity targets are met.
• Investigates any variance in financial performance against budget and develops appropriate corrective strategies.
• Provides leadership and direction to caregivers, building a culture of professionalism, accountability, and quality service.
• In consultation with departmental managers, ensures all nursing division, hospital, and departmental policies and procedures are implemented, reviewed, and evaluated.
• Promotes continuing professional development of nursing staff and others within the directorate.
• Actively participates in all relevant clinical and non-clinical committees within and externally to the hospital.
• Monitors compliance with clinical practice standards and initiates corrective action as required.
• Supports managers in ensuring the delivery of cost-effective nursing and clinical care.
• Maintains a spirit of trust and cooperative teamwork, essential to the effective delivery of nursing services.
• Provides leadership and direction in the implementation and review of quality and clinical risk management programs.
• Promotes and facilitates strong working relationships between the nursing division and accredited visiting medical practitioners.
• Responsible for the performance development and review of caregivers within the directorate.
• Ensures compliance with legal, professional, and policy requirements governing the provision of healthcare and the role of nursing within service delivery.

This role requires strong leadership skills in the development and implementation of risk management systems and processes while building strong working relationships with nursing teams, medical practitioners, and other key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have high-level conceptual and analytical skills, advanced oral and written communication ability, and foster a positive service-oriented culture that encourages sound patient care and stewardship, focusing on innovation and productivity improvements.

The successful candidate will hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualifications in Nursing, Management, or a relevant discipline or progression towards. They will commit to and support our Mission and Values.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary plus 12% superannuation
• A permanent full-time position, working 38 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation, or other everyday living expenses
• Options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as novated leasing, work-related expenses, self-education, and additional superannuation

Additional benefits include a healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave, and well-being programs, access to gym membership, fitness, and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport for you and your family, employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance, employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), innovative Professional Development opportunities, and Travel Green allowance.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.