Site Director / Director of Nursing – Executive Leadership Opportunity | Regional Victoria | Permanent Full-Time
Ready to lead a hospital, inspire teams, and shape the future of regional healthcare?
We’re partnering with a highly respected regional health service to recruit an experienced Site Director / Director of Nursing.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a key executive leadership role where you’ll have genuine influence over clinical excellence, workforce strategy, and the delivery of exceptional patient care.
If you’re an accomplished nursing leader who enjoys driving change, building high-performing teams and making a meaningful impact on your community, we’d love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As the senior nursing and operational leader for the campus, you’ll provide strategic direction while overseeing day-to-day hospital operations. Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, you’ll champion patient safety, clinical governance, workforce development and service innovation.
This role offers the autonomy to lead, the support to succeed, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the operational and professional delivery of nursing services across the campus.
- Drive clinical governance, quality, safety and risk management initiatives.
- Develop and mentor nursing leaders while building a positive, high-performing culture.
- Lead workforce planning, recruitment, retention and succession planning strategies.
- Partner with executive leaders to deliver strategic organisational priorities.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement across clinical services.
- Build strong relationships with clinicians, community stakeholders and external partners.
- Ensure safe, patient-centred care through contemporary models of healthcare delivery.
About You
We’re looking for an inspiring and collaborative healthcare leader who brings:
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Postgraduate qualifications in Nursing, Leadership, Management or a related discipline.
- Significant senior leadership experience within an acute hospital environment.
- A proven track record leading clinical governance, operational performance and service improvement.
- Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and complex stakeholder relationships.
- Strong commercial awareness, strategic thinking and exceptional communication skills.
- A passion for developing people, leading change and delivering outstanding patient outcomes.
Why This Role?
This is more than a Director of Nursing position- it’s an opportunity to influence the future of healthcare across a thriving regional community.
You’ll enjoy:
- Executive-level leadership with genuine organisational influence.
- The opportunity to shape culture, strategy and service delivery.
- A collaborative and supportive executive team.
- Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Relocation assistance and salary packaging may be available for the successful candidate.
Interested?
If you’re an experienced Director of Nursing, Site Director, Deputy Director of Nursing or senior healthcare executive looking for your next leadership challenge, we’d love to speak with you.
Apply now or contact darienne.anandappa@healthcareaustralia.com.au for a confidential discussion to learn more about this exceptional opportunity.
Sounds like the role for you?
We'd love to hear from you, apply now and take the next step in your career!
