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SalarySA Health
Job reference: 849767
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Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
- Location Negotiable within Yorke and Northern Region
- Salary $151,615 p.a. - Ongoing Full Time - RN/M5.2
The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse who will provide strategic, operational and corporate management and leadership to Aged Care nursing staff across the Local Health Network.
The main purpose of this role is to provide transformational and innovative leadership, governance, and direction for Aged Care Services for the region. The focus of this component of the role is to deliver the highest quality of care to older persons. This will be through development and implementation of frameworks and systems within which Nursing/Midwifery employees practice, and on monitoring and evaluating clinical practice and service delivery standards.
The Divisional Director of Aged Care will provide a key support role to the Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery by ensuring the operational services function as a highly effective component of the organisation producing a high degree of confidence in the service delivery.
Eligibility
Applicants must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate with at least 5 years post registration experience.
Employees in this role accept accountability for the governance and practice standards of nurses/midwives; the development and effectiveness of systems to support, evaluate and consistently improve nursing/midwifery practice and healthy work environments, and the cost-effective provision of health services within their span of appointment.
It is essential for applicants to have experience:
- as a leader or manager in the health care industry,
- in managing and leading complex projects,
- in leading services organisations through times of extensive change
- in applying contemporary management processes and practices in a health care setting,
- in leading quality improvement initiatives in health care settings
- in managing large numbers of staff from various multi-disciplinary backgrounds, and
- in the use of computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
Important Information
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short about what salary packaging is. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found .
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. Aged Care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 849767.
Enquiries
Jasmine Ritter
EA to Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone: 8823 0334
E-mail:
Application Closing Date
5 February 2024 - 11.55PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
