Deputy Executive Director - Nursing & Midwifery About Us Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics. Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing Work-life balance Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children Check. A rare opportunity is on offer to work at Western Health in one of the Deputy Executive Directors of Nursing and Midwifery roles. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery, the Deputy Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery (Deputy EDONM) will lead a team of Directors of Nursing & Midwifery (DONMs) to provide professional leadership and accountability for nursing and midwifery clinical standards, clinical practice, quality and safety requirements through appropriate nurse and midwifery staffing and skill mix, clinical competence, credentialing and evidence-based standards of practice. The Deputy EDONM will have overall leadership accountability for achieving a person-centred care cultural change, management of professional nursing and midwifery issues, nursing and midwifery workforce planning, nursing and midwifery clinical standards and clinical risk and the co-ordination of activities to support the provision of clinical services across the portfolio. This role will work in collaboration and in partnership with the aligned Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Deputy COO) to represent the Nursing & Midwifery Directorate and provide strategic assistance and advice on nursing and midwifery professional matters and provision of services, professional nursing and midwifery leadership and focused support to deliver and achieve Western Health's strategic priorities. To be Successful in this Role, you will have: Registration as a Registered Nurse or Midwife within Australia Excellent leadership and management skills that are congruent with Western Health values with demonstrated experience in leading change to benefit our consumers and employees Extensive experience in developing and implementing professional nursing and midwifery practice strategies Extensive nursing and midwifery professional knowledge and leadership experience with the ability to work in collaboration with senior operational leaders Extensive previous clinical and management experience within a large complex health care organisation Applications close 11:59pm on 31 October 2024. #J-18808-Ljbffr