Executive Director of Nursing/Midwifery

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable
• RN/M6.6 | Registered Nursing/Midwifery Level 6.6 | $200,740.00 p.a.
• Full time | Ongoing Permanent
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Role:

The Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery (EDNM) is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The EDNM is responsible for the strategic, transformational & innovative leadership, clinical care and governance, and direction for the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) in ensuring services function in a meaningful capacity, producing a high degree of confidence in the service delivery.

What We're Looking For:

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration, supported by relevant postgraduate qualifications and extensive senior clinical leadership experience.
• Proven executive leadership in managing complex health services, driving organisational reform, service transformation, and continuous quality improvement across multidisciplinary environments.
• Strategic people leader with demonstrated success in workforce planning, recruitment, retention, succession planning, and fostering high-performing, engaged nursing and midwifery teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence, build partnerships, provide strategic advice, and produce high-quality reports, submissions, and briefing papers.
• Strong understanding of healthcare governance, including nursing and midwifery legislation, public sector policy, quality and safety frameworks, and contemporary evidence-based practice.
• Commitment to equitable healthcare, with experience working alongside Aboriginal communities and diverse populations, and an understanding of the broader political, social, and health system environment shaping service delivery.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support
• Join RMCLHN's Aged Care Nursing Team (video)

Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Enquiries

Wayne Champion
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 08 85802402
E-mail: wayne.champion@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

04 September 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

RN6.6 - Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery - Role Descripion.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

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International applicant guidelines