Midwifery & Nursing Director - Women & Children

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Airfare allowance

Superannuation 12.75%

Salary sacrifice options

Professional development allowance

Housing subsidy

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service invites an experienced healthcare leader to head Midwifery and Nursing – Women and Children Services across North West Queensland. You will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for maternity, paediatric, neonatal and family health services.

You will drive innovation, strengthen workforce capability and ensure high-quality, culturally safe care for women, infants, children and families across the region.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary degree and professional registration/licence.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership experience.
• Experience in women, babies, children, and family health is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for maternity, paediatric, neonatal, and family health services.
• Drive innovation and strengthen workforce capability across the portfolio.
• Champion cultural safety and deliver high-quality, contemporary care.
• Lead regional workforce planning and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

People management

Cultural safety

Change management

Education

Tertiary degree (relevant field)

Job description

A Rare Opportunity to Shape Regional Healthcare!

North West Hospital and Health Service are seeking an experienced and inspiring healthcare leader to lead Midwifery and Nursing - Women and Children Services across our diverse region. This senior executive leadership role offers the opportunity to shape contemporary models of care, build workforce capability, and drive meaningful improvements in health outcomes for women, babies, children and families.

About The Role

You will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership across maternity, paediatric, neonatal, child and family health services.

Leading a diverse portfolio of clinical services, you will drive innovation, strengthen workforce capability, champion cultural safety and ensure the delivery of high-quality, contemporary care that improves outcomes for women, infants, children and families across North West Queensland.

Working with us

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,714. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,140; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,426 (pro rata for part time employees).
• In your downtime , we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
• Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
• We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital And Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle

in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Contact: Karen Slater on [phone].

Applications close: Thursday, 26 November 2026.

Occupational group

Health - Nursing