CareerPlan

Advanced Nursing Director

South AustraliaFull-time$176k2026-10-01 → 2026-10-17

Core

Lead, coach, and coordinate clinical system support and improvement for the South Australian health care system, focusing on patient flow, demand management, and inter-facility coordination.

Role type

Senior leadership nursing director (clinical operations)

Builds

Integrated systems for patient flow, demand management, and inter-facility coordination across the state

Domain

Public healthcare / Clinical operations

Required skills

Strategic planning, team leadership, clinical standards management, system improvement, cost-effective service provision, cross-functional collaboration, performance indicator management

Preferred skills

Experience with data analytics in healthcare, knowledge of multidisciplinary team dynamics

Responsibilities

Lead and coach local health networks (LHNs) and direct reports; ensure standards of patient care and practice standards for nurses/midwives; develop and evaluate systems to improve nursing/midwifery practice; manage systems and processes related to patient flow and demand management; contribute to key performance indicators for access and flow across the state.