Director of Nursing and Midwifery - Wollongong Hospital

🔍 Wollongong, Wollongong Hospital | Illawarra

📁: Nurse Manager

💼: Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

📅   : REQ654143 Requisition #

Lead the future of nursing and midwifery at Wollongong Hospital—driving excellence, innovation, and compassionate care that transforms outcomes for patients and communities.

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

Step into a pivotal leadership role as Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Wollongong Hospital, where you’ll shape the future of patient care by leading a highly skilled, compassionate, and forward-thinking workforce. Partnering closely with executive leaders, you will drive strategic priorities, champion clinical excellence, and embed a culture of innovation, safety, and continuous improvement across the hospital.

This role offers the opportunity to influence workforce planning, education, and professional development while fostering strong partnerships across the health system and community. If you are a visionary leader passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes and empowering nurses and midwives to thrive, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of the Illawarra community.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A little about us.

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay

- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.

- Working With Children Check (WWCC)

- Current AHPRA Registration

- Appropriate tertiary qualifications preferably at Masters level or equivalent experience.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Need more information or help applying?

- Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.

- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

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- For role-related queries or help applying, contact Elaine Pretorius at Elaine.Pretorius@health.nsw.gov.au

ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.