Nursing Director

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Alice Springs Hospital

Job title Nursing Director - Hospital Resource Coordination Unit Designation Nurse Level 7

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 3 years

Salary $168,246 - $176,039 Location Alice Springs

Position number 24827 RTF Closing 07/09/2025

Contact officer Tharumarani Tharumalingam on or

About the agency

Apply online

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – Inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with

disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss

this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the

OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provides authoritative strategic and operational advice that influences contemporary nursing/midwifery practice and service delivery

across a defined number of practice areas.

Context statement

The Director of Nursing – Hospital Resource Coordination Unit (HRCU) provides expert operational, strategic nursing leadership and

management in coordination with the AESU Director, to ensure the teams within the unit function seamlessly to ensure patient flow is

streamlined, culturally safe, and the patient experience meets expectations.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Leads and collaborates in the development, review, and evaluation of services, including interpreting established professional

precedents and organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness and delivery of

contemporary safe and effective healthcare.

1. Accountable for the outcomes of nursing/midwifery services across a defined number of practice areas and for addressing

inconsistencies between practice and policy.

1. Creditably advocate for nursing/midwifery and represent the profession(s) effectively across the Health Service and the NT.
2. Demonstrate NTH values – safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
3. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in

order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

6. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same.

2. Demonstrated contribution to the profession and/or specialty at local and national level.

3. Demonstrated high-level leadership and management skills including strategic thinking, practical people management, and the ability

to successfully support change in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

4. Demonstrated ability to deploy financial and human resources strategically and effectively to support successful attainment of the

organisation's strategic and operational plans.

5. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment that promotes professional excellence and builds organisational

capability and responsiveness.

6. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists

and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.

7. Demonstrates and applies highly developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities

that influence health care provision for individuals and groups.

Desirable

1. Masters Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.

2. Graduate Certificate in Management or equivalent.

Further information

Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of a Masters Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty.

The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal

history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This role carries specific

immunisation requirements. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation requirements associated with

Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact for

further information.

Approved: July 2023 Adj. Professor Mish Hill, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

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Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Alice Springs Hospital

Job title Nursing Director - Hospital Resource Coordination Unit Designation Nurse Level 7

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $168,246 - $176,039 Location Alice Springs

Position number 24827 RTF Closing 07/09/2025

Contact officer Tharumarani Tharumalingam on or

About the agency

Apply online

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – Inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with

disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss

this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the

OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provides authoritative strategic and operational advice that influences contemporary nursing/midwifery practice and service delivery

across a defined number of practice areas.

Context statement

The Director of Nursing - Hospital Resource Coordination Unit (HRCU) provides expert operational, strategic nursing leadership and

management in coordination with the AESU Director, to ensure the teams within the unit function seamlessly to ensure patient flow is

streamlined, culturally safe, and the patient experience meets expectations.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Leads and collaborates in the development, review, and evaluation of services, including interpreting established professional

precedents and organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness and delivery of

contemporary safe and effective healthcare.

1. Accountable for the outcomes of nursing/midwifery services across a defined number of practice areas and for addressing

inconsistencies between practice and policy.

1. Creditably advocate for nursing/midwifery and represent the profession(s) effectively across the Health Service and the NT.
2. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
3. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in

order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

6. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same.

2. Master's Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.

3. Demonstrated contribution to the profession and/or specialty at local and national level.

4. Demonstrated high-level leadership and management skills including strategic thinking, practical people management, and the ability

to successfully support change in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

5. Demonstrated ability to deploy financial and human resources strategically and effectively to support successful attainment of the

organisation's strategic and operational plans.

6. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment that promotes professional excellence and builds organisational

capability and responsiveness.

7. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant specialists

and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.

8. Demonstrates and applies highly developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and sensitivities

that influence health care provision for individuals and groups.

Desirable

1. Graduate Certificate in Management or equivalent.

Further information

Ongoing appointment is subject to possession of a Master's Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty.

The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal

history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This role carries specific

immunisation requirements. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation requirements associated with

Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact for

further information.