Director of Clinical Governance and Strategy

Your new role:

As the Director of Clinical Governance and Strategy – Nursing Director, you will provide strategic, operational and professional nursing leadership across Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services (MSAMHS). You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the service's direction, ensuring safe, high-quality and person-centred care through strong governance, innovative models of care and effective resource management.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading clinical governance, safety, quality and data analytics functions across MSAMHS.
• Driving the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans aligned with Metro South Health priorities.
• Providing expert leadership in service delivery, fiscal management and health workforce strategy.
• Partnering with executive leaders to embed accountability, transparency and continuous improvement across nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
• Overseeing performance, compliance, and service outcomes in line with national and state benchmarks.
• Acting as a key member of the MSAMHS Executive Leadership Team and contributing to system-wide strategy and planning.

About you:

You are a highly experienced nursing leader with exceptional strategic insight, governance expertise and a passion for improving mental health outcomes. You thrive in complex environments, lead with integrity and inspire excellence in others.

You will demonstrate your success with:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and relevant tertiary qualifications in Nursing.
• Proven leadership in clinical governance, safety, quality, and strategic service development.
• Expertise in fiscal accountability, health data and analytics, and evidence-based decision making.
• Strong skills in change management, stakeholder engagement, and organisational leadership.
• Advanced ability to translate research and policy into practical improvements for patient care.
• A collaborative approach to leadership that fosters person-centred, recovery-focused care.
• (Highly desirable) Postgraduate qualifications in nursing, leadership, management or a related field.

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What we can offer you:

• Opportunities for ongoing professional growth through leadership development and education programs.
• A workplace culture that prioritises wellbeing, flexibility and work–life balance.
• Access to cutting-edge clinical governance frameworks and innovation in mental health care.
• A supportive environment that values collaboration, continuous improvement and diversity.
• The chance to make a genuine impact on mental health outcomes across Metro South Health.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.