Manager, Nursing

**About the role**:
The Manager, Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, will lead a team providing advice on key issues affecting nursing and midwifery professions within the sector. They will contribute to building the capacity of nursing and midwifery professionals and the broader workforce to respond to systems-level challenges.

Demonstrating relevant experience and expertise in information gathering, thoughtful analysis, robust project management and monitoring, and stakeholder engagement, this role will have the opportunity to promote and facilitate development and optimal utilisation of the nursing and midwifery workforces to deliver high quality, contemporary services and innovations that best respond to community need.

The role requires someone with a strong understanding of government processes and an ability to oversee work in a sensitive and fast-paced environment. The role requires someone who is diligent, with high levels of adaptability, and who is able to build positive relationships with stakeholders. This role also requires someone who is agile and able to adapt to changing environments quickly.

The successful applicant will demonstrate sound leadership and people management skills, as well as an ability to influence others to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of the nursing and midwifery workforces and improve outcomes for Victorians.

**About us**:
At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

**Key Role Accountabilties**
- Lead the Nursing & Midwifery team and drive the design, delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of health workforce policy to ensure departmental objectives and government priorities are met.
- Develop and oversee the implementation of a suite of policies and programs that support the efficient use and sustainable growth of the nursing and midwifery workforce to meet the health needs of Victorians.
- The manager will have responsibility for maintaining contemporaneous disciplinary workforce expertise in the context of broader health workforce disciplinary and service contexts.
- Identify emerging issues, risk and trends impacting on the successful achievement of key business objectives and imperatives and provide high quality business intelligence and sound recommendations based on comprehensive research and investigations.
- Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills, with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, provide advice on processes and policies, and work effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

**Qualifications / Specialist Expertise**

**Qualifications**:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field would be advantageous.

Specialist Expertise
- Proven expertise in developing and maintaining workforce plans in complex businesses

**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
- A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

**How to apply**:
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the 'Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.

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