Assistant Director of Clinical Services

Deputy Director of Clinical Services

Advance your career in a key leadership and management role at Joondalup Health Campus

The Opportunity

As the Deputy Director of Clinical Services, you will be at the forefront of clinical leadership, guiding workforce planning, operational strategies, and the daily hospital management. The successful applicant will have extensive clinical and managerial experience in Emergency Department with responsibility for primarily for the Emergency Department and Mental Health Units. You will provide clinical leadership, clinical workforce management and operational leadership as part of the Hospital Management team to support the Director of Clinical Services and to assist the Hospital to meet its operational business and workforce objectives.

About You

You are a positive, flexible and responsive leader with excellent communication skills, who is experienced at growing a constructive, proactive and innovative culture within your teams.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Relevant registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
• Post-graduate qualifications in Management/Leadership.
• At least 5 years in senior nursing management positions in the acute hospital setting.
• Proven ability to successfully lead and motivate a clinical services team
• Providing strong strategic direction and positive leadership
• Proven strategic planning, workforce analysis and policy development skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead Accreditation and Continuous Improvement processes in a Health Care facility and achieve sound outcomes
• Knowledge and understanding of contemporary clinical risk management
• strategies that are effective in promoting and ensuring high quality patient care
• Aware of the relevant legislative requirements and governing body
• reporting responsibilities of hospital/ clinical services departments
• Sound computer skills using the MS Office Suite and Web based
• Demonstrated sound financial management & administrative skills in a hospital setting.

Desirable

• Masters or working towards same (Business, Health, Nursing)
• Demonstrated understanding of private health sector funding models.

What's in it for you?

• Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
• Discounts: Ramsay Rewards - Access great deals at over 100+ major retailers. Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you'll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
• Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.
• Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.

The Hospital

At JHC we provide specialist services for the entire family from birth through to old age and the campus is comprised of a standalone 146-bed Joondalup Private Hospital and a co-located 629-bed public hospital that provides public patient services.

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at

Requirements

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases.

To Apply

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

For enquiries, please contact Mrs Shane Tobin-Longly, DCS via email at

Closing date: 3 November 2025