Lead the future of nursing workforce planning and recruitment at Metro South Health

Be part of a leadership team shaping the next generation of nursing and midwifery talent. Drive recruitment excellence, workforce innovation, and positive health outcomes across Metro South Health.

Job details

Your new role:

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to drive innovation, excellence, and workforce development across nursing and midwifery recruitment at Metro South Health. The Assistant Director of Nursing will provide strategic, operational, and professional leadership to the Nursing and Midwifery Central Recruitment Hub (NMCRH), shaping workforce strategies and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate graduate recruitment campaigns and career entry pathways for nursing and midwifery.
• Oversee governance, workforce planning, and performance outcomes to meet service targets.
• Manage financial, human, and material resources within the NMCRH portfolio.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, clinical teams, and key stakeholders to achieve strategic priorities

About you:

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to drive innovation, excellence, and workforce development across nursing and midwifery recruitment at Metro South Health. The Assistant Director of Nursing will provide strategic, operational, and professional leadership to the Nursing and Midwifery Central Recruitment Hub (NMCRH), shaping workforce strategies and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and significant leadership experience at a senior nursing level.
• Expertise in workforce planning, recruitment processes, and health service delivery improvement.
• Advanced skills in fiscal management, data analysis, and quality improvement frameworks.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage, motivate, and lead diverse teams.

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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.

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.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS08653998 Role Description (PDF, 496KB)
  Role Description