Director Clinical Governance - Nursing Director

Metro South Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro South Hospital and Health Service seeks a Director Clinical Governance - Nursing Director to provide strategic, operational and professional nursing leadership across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service.

You will influence governance, strengthen safety and quality, and guide evidence‑based, person‑centred care while overseeing a 15 FTE unit that spans Patient Safety & Mortality, Consumer Liaison, Quality Assurance and Library teams.

Qualifications

• You are an accomplished senior nursing leader with extensive knowledge of contemporary nursing practice, clinical governance frameworks and health service management.
• You bring confidence and credibility to influence at an executive level and lead complex organisational initiatives.
• You demonstrate strong analytical, financial and communication skills to support safety, quality and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing leadership and clinical governance advice influencing strategic and operational decisions across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen patient safety, clinical quality, consumer engagement and evidence‑based, person‑centred care.
• Oversee clinical incident management and consumer feedback promoting a restorative culture focused on learning and system improvement.
• Drive contemporary nursing practice and innovative models of care enabling full scope of practice for nurses.
• Lead the application of the Business Planning Framework including safe staffing, workforce planning and budget integrity.

Skills

Clinical governance

Nursing leadership

Stakeholder influence

Data analysis

Budget management

Job description

Your new role:As the Director Clinical Governance - Nursing Director, you will provide strategic, operational and professional nursing leadership across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service. Working closely with the Executive team and nursing leaders, you will influence contemporary nursing practice, strengthen clinical governance systems and drive improvements that support safe, compassionate and person-centred care. You will lead the Clinical Governance Unit, overseeing approximately 15 FTE across Patient Safety & Mortality, Consumer Liaison, Quality Assurance and Library teams. Through your leadership, you will support the development of innovative models of care, strengthen workforce capability and ensure nursing practice continues to evolve in line with contemporary evidence, professional standards and organisational priorities. In this role, you will:Provide expert nursing leadership and clinical governance advice, influencing strategic and operational decisions across Logan and Beaudesert Health ServiceLead initiatives that strengthen patient safety, clinical quality, consumer engagement and the delivery of evidence-based, person-centred careOversee clinical incident management and consumer feedback processes, promoting a restorative just culture focused on learning, accountability and system improvementDrive contemporary nursing practice, innovative models of care and strategies that enable nurses to work to their full scope of practiceLead the application of the Business Planning Framework, supporting safe staffing, workforce planning, budget integrity and effective resource managementAbout you:You are an accomplished senior nursing leader with extensive knowledge of contemporary nursing practice, clinical governance and health service management. You bring the confidence and professional credibility to influence at an executive level, lead complex organisational initiatives and empower nursing and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare. You will demonstrate:Expert knowledge of contemporary nursing and midwifery practice, clinical governance frameworks, professional standards and relevant legislationProven strategic and operational leadership experience, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex clinical governance portfoliosHighly developed leadership and communication skills, including the ability to influence, negotiate and build effective relationships with executive leaders, clinicians and external stakeholdersDemonstrated experience in patient safety, quality assurance, clinical incident management, consumer feedback and continuous quality improvementStrong analytical and financial management capabilities, including interpreting performance data, monitoring trends and applying the Business Planning FrameworkLogan Hospital:Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.