Nursing and Midwifery Lead

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$139, $142,254.44 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Permanent Full Time | Wollongong Hospital (TWH) | REQ601797 | Grade: Nurse Manager Grade 3 | Applications close: 17 September 2025

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The Nursing and Midwifery Lead, Digital Health is responsible for providing clinical leadership in the design, implementation, optimisation, and ongoing support of the electronic Medical Record (eMR). This role ensures the electronic medical record (eMR) is clinically driven and is well positioned to deliver technology enhancements which support clinical workflows and improve patient safety.

This role is responsible for actively engaging with clinicians, operational and technical teams to ensure eMR functionality and workflows are clinically appropriate, safe, and aligned with policy and best practice. This includes gathering input from frontline users, translating technical requirements into functional specifications, and collaborating with technical teams to support system design, configuration, and optimisation. The role facilitates communication across stakeholders to ensure that digital health functionality is accurate, aligned with clinical policies and integrated into broader clinical workflows.

As a member of the Clinical Informatics Unit (CIU), the Nursing and Midwifery Lead provides guidance on clinical practices to other CIU team members.

This role requires regular travel across the district, and occasionally other sites in NSW, to engage with key stakeholders and support the successful implementation of digital health initiatives.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A little about us.

Wollongong Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is the Illawarra Shoalhaven's major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour's drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay

Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information

Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category B role.

Current AHPRA Registration

Valid NSW Drivers Licence

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

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