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Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Tasmanian Health Services
Applications must be submitted by Sunday 11 June, 2023 11:55 PM
Position details
Applications close:
Sunday 11 June, 2023 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification:
Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award/Registered Nurse, Grade 8, Level 3
Employment type:
Full Time
Region:
North, North West
Job description:
The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) is a senior leadership position in the Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS). The CHaPS provide state-wide universal and targeted community child health services to Tasmanian parents/carers, infants, and children.
The Role:
Manage and coordinate the human, financial and physical resources of the Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) in a designated area to achieve the delivery of an effective and efficient service within available resources.
Monitor standards of care and ensure clinical management and service delivery is evidence based and in accordance with relevant legislative, regulatory, and ethical standards.
Work with the leadership team to encourage and facilitate effective teamwork across multi-disciplinary teams and provide leadership in the continuing development of a culture that places the child and family at the centre of care and strives for excellence in child and family health practice, management, teaching and learning.
Promote and support a culture of learning and enquiry by facilitating the development of relevant research, and the active pursuit of contemporary professional knowledge and its application to the child and family health practice setting.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
The Area:
This role provides senior leadership to Child Health and Parenting Services across the North and Northwest areas of Tasmania working with a professional workforce to provide services to children and families 0-5 within this area. The position can be based in either Launceston or Burnie dependant on applicant preference with travel between office sites across the region encouraged.
The Child Health and Parenting Service workforce across this region provide services from a range of diverse clinic sites, parenting centres located in Burnie and Newnham and central office hubs at Burnie, Devonport and Launceston.
Details of Appointment:
Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
- notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant
Location:
Burnie or Launceston, Tasmania
Salary:
$132,215 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
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Post graduate qualifications in Child and Family Health Nursing or another Post graduate qualification relevant to the service area
Current Driver’s Licence
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, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.
Statement of Duties:
500794 Assistant Director of Nursing - CHaPS NW (April 2023) WWCR CS (1).pdf
500794 Assistant Director of Nursing - CHaPS NW (April 2023) WWCR CS (1).docx
Applicant Guide:
Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx
How to Apply:
- Please note that our application process has changed. Refer to the application guide for information on the new application format.
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:
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
Position: Nursing Director
Phone: 0457 542 809
E-mail: Nicole.kinghorn@ths.tas.gov.au
Important Information:
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To update your email address (or contact number), log in to www.jobs.tas.gov.au and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your details
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