What your day could look like
As Assistant Director of Nursing - Safety Priorities, you'll help create safer, more connected mental health services for consumers, families and staff. Working across clinical and leadership teams, you'll drive improvement initiatives that strengthen care quality, support workforce capability and deliver meaningful outcomes for the community.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Leading safety, quality and clinical governance initiatives that improve patient outcomes.
Partnering with clinicians, leaders and stakeholders to implement sustainable service improvements.
Driving projects and change initiatives that enhance systems, processes and workforce capability.
Using evidence and insights to identify opportunities, measure success and support better decision-making.
Let's Talk About You
You're an experienced nursing leader who combines strategic thinking with genuine care for people. You build trust, navigate complexity and bring others with you through change. You'll take pride in influencing improvements that make services safer, strengthen teams and create positive experiences for consumers and their families.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Experience in mental health services, clinical governance, safety, quality or service improvement.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
Proven ability to lead projects, influence change and deliver outcomes across multidisciplinary environments.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in mental health, clinical governance, health management or a related field, and/or advanced knowledge of trauma-informed care.
Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to help deliver safer care and stronger outcomes for the community.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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