Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 - Assistant Director of Nursing | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Relocation expenses

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is recruiting a Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 – Assistant Director of Nursing in Canberra for a full-time permanent position. The role leads nursing across Mental Health Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services and supports clinical governance and workforce capability.

As a senior leader, you will drive quality and safety, shape policy, and influence service delivery, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and staff development within CHS.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in nursing leadership role.
• Experience in governance and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing across Mental Health Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services.
• Drive strategic initiatives and inspire innovation in nursing.
• Improve patient outcomes and service delivery through professional practice.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Clinical governance

Workforce capability

Quality and safety

Job description

Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 - Assistant Director of Nursing
Full-time Permanent

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

Lead, influence and shape the future of nursing across Mental Health Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services. Join the Office of the Director of Nursing as an Assistant Director of Nursing and drive excellence in clinical governance, workforce capability, quality, safety and professional practice. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, inspire innovation, and make a lasting impact on patient outcomes and service delivery across Canberra Health Services.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Note: This is a full-time permanent position.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .

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Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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