Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Surgery and Critical Care
Job title Nursing Director Operations - Division Designation Nurse Level 7 RDO
of Surgery and Critical Care
Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 30/09/2026 for up to 3 years
Salary $168,246 - $176,039 Location Darwin
Position number 1025 RTF 353118 Closing 10/08/2026
Contact officer Maree McHarg, Director of Nursing and Midwifery RDPH on 08 8922 8840 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353118
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provides authoritative strategic and operational advice that influences contemporary nursing/midwifery practice and service
delivery across a defined number of practice areas.
Context statement
Accountable for the operational and financial management of the Division of Surgery and Critical Care RDPH. The Nursing Director
Operations works in partnership with the Divisional Director in a multi-disciplinary team environment to drive organisational
performance, achieve strategic priorities and targets and implement the highest standards of clinical and corporate governance.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Leads and collaborates in the development, review, and evaluation of services, including interpreting established professional
precedents and organisational policies, and supporting change management as required for operational effectiveness and
delivery of contemporary safe and effective healthcare.
2. Accountable for the outcomes of nursing/midwifery services across a defined number of practice areas and for addressing
inconsistencies between practice and policy.
3. Creditably advocate for nursing/midwifery and represent the profession(s) effectively across the Health Service and the NT.
4. Demonstrate NTH values - safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.
5. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
6. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or eligible for same.
2. Demonstrated contribution to the profession and/or specialty at local and national level.
3. Demonstrated high-level leadership and management skills including strategic thinking, practical people management, and the
ability to successfully support change in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.
4. Demonstrated ability to deploy financial and human resources strategically and effectively to support successful attainment of
the organisation’s strategic and operational plans.
5. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a positive work environment that promotes professional excellence and builds organisational
capability and responsiveness.
6. Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to maximise productive working relationships, including with relevant
specialists and executive management, and manages conflict to promote co-operation, teamwork and understanding.
7. Demonstrates and applies highly developed knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural issues, influences and
sensitivities that influence health care provision for individuals and groups.
Desirable
1. Masters Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry to practice relevant to specialty area.
2. Graduate Certificate in Management or equivalent.
Further information
Ongoing appointment is subject to attainment of a Masters Degree, or equivalent, beyond entry-to-practice relevant to specialty.
The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a
criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position. This
role carries specific immunisation requirements. To be eligible for appointment you will be required to meet the immunisation
requirements associated with Category A healthcare workers (direct contact with blood or body substances). Please contact
[email protected] for further information.
Approved: 28 March 2025 Adjunct Associate Professor Kellie Wilton, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
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