At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and innovate in forensic mental health services across community and custodial settings.
- Company: Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, a leader in public healthcare.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Embrace a supportive culture that values diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health care while shaping future service delivery.
- Qualifications: Must be a registered nurse with extensive leadership experience in mental health.
The predicted salary is between 170628 - 170628 $ per year.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an exceptional and visionary Nursing Director to lead the newly expanded Non-Inpatient Forensic Mental Health Services portfolio. This pivotal executive nursing leadership position presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of forensic mental health service delivery across community, prison and custodial settings, while improving outcomes for consumers, enhancing workforce capability and strengthening community safety.
As part of a significant service expansion and investment in forensic mental health services, this newly established role will provide strategic and operational leadership across the non-inpatient Forensic Mental Health Services. The position will play a critical role in building contemporary, sustainable and integrated models of care that strengthen continuity of care across prison, inpatient and community settings.
Reporting directly to the Divisional Director Nursing, Division of Forensic Mental Health, the Nursing Director will be accountable for:
- Nursing governance
- Professional leadership
- Clinical excellence
- Workforce strategy
- Service development
- Operational performance across a growing multidisciplinary portfolio
The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership during a period of significant service growth and transformation. Responsibilities include:
- Leading the establishment and implementation of new non‑inpatient forensic mental health service models
- Driving innovation, service integration and improvement across community, prison and custodial mental health services
- Fostering a culture of clinical excellence, safety, accountability and person‑centred care
- Developing and strengthening multidisciplinary teams to meet increasing service demand and complexity
- Building productive partnerships across health, justice, correctional and community sectors
- Ensuring effective governance, risk management, legislative compliance and financial stewardship
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong track record in leading large‑scale service redesign, organisational transformation and complex projects within healthcare environments. They will possess the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, navigate ambiguity, influence diverse stakeholders and deliver sustainable change that strengthens clinical services, workforce capability and organisational performance.
The successful candidate must be a contemporary nursing leader with exceptional strategic capability, highly developed relationship management skills and a proven ability to lead complex health services through periods of change and growth. To be considered for this position, you must hold registration or eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, possess extensive senior leadership experience within mental health, forensic mental health or complex healthcare environments, and demonstrate success leading multidisciplinary services, large workforces and major service reform initiatives.
Expertise in clinical governance, workforce development, quality improvement and operational management is essential, along with outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills. A commitment to innovation, consumer‑centred care and building high‑performing workplace cultures is also required.
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