Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing & Midwifery Services - Royal Hospital for Women/Executive Unit
Employment Type
: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification
: Nurse Manager Grade 8

Remuneration
: $188, $191,390.99 per annum plus superannuation

Hours Per Week
: 38

Requisition ID
: REQ608133

Location:
Randwick, Sydney

Applications Close:
Sunday, 5 October 2025

Where you'll be working
The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital, internationally recognised as one of the world's leading centres for the care of mothers, babies, and women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. As the only stand-alone women's hospital in New South Wales, it offers unique opportunities for innovative clinical practice and is committed to delivering excellence in women's health care through both practice and ongoing research.

Part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), the hospital is co-located with other major facilities on the Randwick Hospitals Campus—one of the State's most comprehensive health care precincts. This location supports a rich environment for collaboration and expertise across specialties.

Ideally situated between the University of New South Wales and Coogee Beach, The Royal Hospital for Women is just 15 minutes from Sydney's Central Business District and harbour. Its proximity to some of Sydney's best beaches, restaurants, and sporting facilities offers staff the added benefit of a vibrant lifestyle alongside a rewarding and supportive professional environment.

What You'll Be Doing
The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) at Randwick is the only hospital in NSW dedicated solely to the health needs of women and babies. The RHW team understand their responsibility to provide the most exceptional healthcare experience for families through respect and partnership.

The Director Of Nursing & Midwifery Services (DN&MS) Role

• Leads nursing and midwifery services at the only hospital in NSW dedicated exclusively to the health needs of women and babies.
• Provides visionary and strategic leadership to ensure the delivery of exceptional, woman- and family-centred care.

• Ensures the highest standards of clinical care through:

• Contemporary and innovative models of care.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Ongoing professional development for nursing, midwifery, and allied health staff.

• Champions the NSW Health CORE values to foster a positive, respectful, and supportive workplace culture.

• Plays a key role in the hospital executive team with responsibilities including:

• Clinical and corporate governance.

• Organisational and strategic management.
• Service planning and development.

• Effective and efficient allocation of the nursing and midwifery workforce.

• Line manager for Allied Health professional groups within the hospital.

• Provides co-leadership of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Women's & Children Clinical Stream.
• Acts as a strong advocate for women, babies, nurses, and midwives at local health district and ministerial levels.

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria

• Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Relevant post graduate qualifications or working towards and/or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated senior leadership experience in an acute hospital with operational management expertise.
• Sound knowledge of current clinical practice, models of care, with demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire staff to achieve service and professional goals
• Evidence of experience in financial management, including cost centre management and staffing profiles and the ability to develop financial strategies and achieve goals
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills with proven mediation, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Experience leading a team to develop and implement new models of care and general project management.

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Donna Garland on

Our CORE Values are
C
ollaboration,
O
penness,
R
espect and
E
mpowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-RHW- and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information For Applicants

• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website