Midwifery & Nursing Director - Women's & Children's Service Line

About the Role:
As aMidwifery & Nursing Director, you will provide high level contemporary strategic, operational and professional nursing leadership and management for the Women's and Children's services including maternity services, across the Logan and Beaudesert Health Service (LBHS). The role provides the coordination of, and is accountable for service delivery, human and material management, expertise in the health care team, communication and highly developed data analysis and fiscal management to deliver safe, quality, effective and efficient healthcare provision. The role works collaboratively as a co-lead of the Women's Health Service with equal accountabilities for service delivery and outcomes with the Medical Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 

About the Unit:The LBHS is the primary provider of public hospital services to the communities of the Scenic Rim Shire and Logan City. The Women's and Children's Service Line interfaces with all maternity areas in the LBHS and Metro South Health. Facilites include:

• Logan Hospital, a 485 bed hospital that provides acute medical, surgical, orthopaedics, renal, cardiology, rehabilitation, maternity and other specialty services for adults and children. 
• Beaudesert Hospital, a rural health facility that provides a range of specialties including surgical procedures and birthing services. 
• Eight Mile Plains Satellite Hospital (EMPSH), a new, purpose-built Minory Injury and Illness Centre and Specialist Oupatients Service.
• Logan Urgent and Specialist Care Centre (LUSCC), a new facility that provices non-scheduled, episodic care to patients presenting with low acquity injuries and illnesses. Maternity Outpatients Department operates from this site.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We're a teaching and research hospital with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions. We want to empower you to build a long-term career at Logan Hospital, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/leave ), attractive salary and remuneration packages ( http://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/default.asp ), salary packaging ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice ) and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
• Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives ( https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives ).

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 committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

Logan Hospital:

You'll be joining Logan Hospital at the most exciting time in its 33-year history! We're the major health centre for the Logan region – one of the fastest growing regions in Queensland with one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state.

Our community is one of the most diverse in Australia, with 27 per cent of residents born overseas. This brings a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. We provide a broad range of healthcare services from birth through to end-of-life, including medical, surgical, mental health, maternity, paediatrics and rehabilitation.

Now's the time to join the team at Logan Hospital. With Queensland's largest ever hospital expansion with a total capital investment of more than half a billion dollars underway ( https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/loganexpansion ), you'll have all the benefits of working for a big, metropolitan hospital—while being part of a ‘small town' team that values who you are and what you do.

Logan Hospital, ( https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/logan-hospital/careers ) a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career! 

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/humanrights ) and diversity ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/inclusion-and-diversity-commitment ).

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.