Description:
The Team:
The Home & Community leadership team is a dynamic and dedicated group of professionals committed to delivering high-quality patient care in a flexible, home-based or ambulatory setting.
With a strong focus on leadership, innovation, and collaboration, this team plays a crucial role in shaping the future of home-based healthcare while maintaining the highest professional standards.
The team provides strategic direction, governance, and executive management to a range of operational and innovated business units. They work closely with Community, Mental Health and Wellbeing (CMHW), and Hospitals and Primary Care leadership to ensure seamless, high-quality care for patients across various settings. Their work enhances service delivery, improves patient outcomes, and is committed to reforming care in our communities.
Beyond strategic leadership, the team fosters a supportive and forward-thinking environment, valuing expertise, collaboration, and continuous learning. They provide high-level advice and analysis to senior leadership, helping to shape policies and initiatives that positively impact our health service.
The Role:
- Establish and manage the Care@Home program to improve community services for chronic diseases like COPD, heart failure, and diabetes complications, ensuring workforce management within budget and exploring innovative models.
- Lead reviews and recommend improvements in practice, staffing models, and protocols, providing leadership in change management and collaborating with stakeholders to manage patient flow and redesign care models.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring Care@Home meets safety, quality, and professional standards, and contribute to broader departmental activities for improved health outcomes.
You will need:
- Extensive knowledge of National and State reform agendas and relevant professional experience at a senior level with a track record of achieving outcomes in areas of professional responsibility in a complex healthcare environment.
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to provide strategic analysis and advice on both nursing and broader complex care issues and workforce development in an interdisciplinary environment of significant challenge and change.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge of organisational development principles and the ability to set strategic direction in the context of service innovation and redesign.
Why Tasmania:
The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.
Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
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.
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, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $198,428 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qualification type
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Payment of $15,000 staged over three years is available for Nurses and Midwives who move to Tasmania from interstate and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relocation allowance already available.
- Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
- Professional development and accelerated pathways.
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
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Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
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Relevant post graduate qualifications
- Current Drivers Licence
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
- Executive Director of Nursing (Care@Home) G9-3.docx
Application Guide:
- Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that 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. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Donna Rowan
Executive Officer
(03) 6166 3700
donna.rowan@health.tas.gov.au
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!
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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.