Nursing Director - Outpatient Services (527637)

Job Description:

The Team:

The Nursing Director - Outpatient Services provides a high level of senior leadership and management for Outpatients services across the state, including strategic and operational challenges.

Provides the Deputy Secretary, Hospitals and Primary Care, Chief Executive Hospitals South, North and North West with high level advice and support on issues relating to the successful delivery of Outpatient Services across the state.

The Role:

• Provide collaborative leadership and support for implementation of strategic and operational recommendations aimed at improvement of service delivery, process and practice and culture and behaviour.
  
  
• Provide feedback and advice to the Deputy Secretary Hospitals and Primary Care on matters relating to outpatient transformation, operational effectiveness and reporting.
  
  
• Work collaboratively with all Outpatient Clinics and services, on clinical and business aspects and Human Resources to innovate processes aimed at ensuring and improving staff safety and effectiveness and achieving positive patient/client outcomes.
  
  
• Work collaboratively with the safety and quality unit to actively promote and ensure safe environments for patients and staff. This includes efficient use of public resources, and development and review of processes, data, policies and procedures and systems to monitor and manage clinical and corporate risk associated with a pandemic response within the Agency.
  
  

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 as soon as possible until 30 June 2025.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve 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: 126,899 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
  
  

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Relevant postgraduate qualifications
  
  
• 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:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:
1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
   
   
2. Identification check
   
   
3. 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.

• 527637 Nursing Director - Outpatient Services G8-2 (December 2022) HR22.pdf
• 527637 Nursing Director - Outpatient Services G8-2 (December 2022) HR22.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.

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

Mel Lukianenko
Outpatients Transformation
0417 546 296
[email protected]

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