Assistant Director of Nursing and/or Midwifery Education, Women's and Children's Services

Your new Role:

The Assistant Director of Nursing and/or Midwifery provides contemporary operational and professional leadership within the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Development Unit. This temporary role supports integrated maternity, neonatal and paediatric services across Metro South Health through education leadership, clinical governance, workforce development and service improvement. The position drives high-quality, safe and efficient care delivery through strategic planning, data-informed decision-making, fiscal management, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

About You:

You are an experienced nursing and/or midwifery leader with a strong background in education, workforce development and clinical governance, committed to driving high-quality, evidence-based care across complex health services. You will have: 

• Proven leadership in nursing and/or midwifery education or workforce development
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and safety frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to analyse data to inform service improvement and outcomes
• Highly developed communication, consultation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience leading teams, building capability and fostering positive workplace culture

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 are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, 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, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

The Metro South Health (MSH) Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery (EDNM) Division 

The Metro South Health Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Division provides strategic leadership, governance and direction for nursing and midwifery across the health service. Within this division, the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Development Unit leads education and workforce development, supporting contemporary learning pathways, graduate programs and lifelong learning to build a capable future workforce aligned to service needs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.