Assistant Director Of Nursing (Adon) - Clinical Service Integration

Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Tasmanian Health Services

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 11 December, 2022 11:55 PM

Position details Applications close: Sunday 11 December, 2022 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification: Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award/Registered Nurse, Grade 8, Level 2 Employment Type: Full Time
Region: South
Location: Level 1, Inga Building

The Team:

This fixed-term ADON - Clinical Service Integration role will lead the implementation of the new CHaPS model of care and the extended sustained home visiting program. The successful candidate must have the skills and capability to drive multiple change projects concurrently with strong change management and organisational skills. The role will be progress implementation of a number of key priorities for CHaPS, including in the areas of workforce, governance, model of service delivery, data and reporting. Along with progressing implementation of the extended sustained home visiting program focusing on the first 1000 days, as funded under the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy.

The Role:

• Will progress implementation of a number of key priorities for CHaPS, including progression of the extended sustained home visiting program focused on the first 1000 days.

• Work closely with other members of the CHaPS team to coordinate, and evaluate, clinical input into the wide variety of project tasks, from the various technical, operational and policy contributors, to ensure congruency with the overall service approach.

• Provide senior leadership and expert professional advice to the Nursing Director on projects as delegated utilising clinical systems improvement and clinical service models to inform improvements in service planning and design.

• Establish and maintain mutually productive relationships and negotiate high level agreements with both internal and external stakeholders, and facilitate partnerships with key stakeholders across the DoH, advocating for data integration, information and knowledge sharing.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment:

Fixed term, full time, day work, position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from early January 2023 for twelve months.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of six months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Location:

Hobart, Tasmania

Base Salary: $123,735 per annum + 10.5% superannuation

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service Agreement) 2019

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $750 per annum

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

• Current Working with Children Registration

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty

• Identification check

• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Applicant Guide

How to Apply

Please note that our application process has changed. Refer to the application guide for information on the new application format.

Apply Online. Please click the blue "Apply now" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For More Information

Nicole Kinghorn
Nursing Director - Child Health and Parenting Services
0457 542 809

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