The organisation
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan public health services, providing emergency, surgical, medical and general care, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential aged care, community health and statewide specialist services. Its 12,001 people care for communities across 2,816 square kilometres, the largest geographical reach of any metropolitan health service in Victoria and 60 per cent of the workforce live locally.
Each year, Eastern Health delivers close to 1.6 million episodes of care, welcomes more than 4,100 new babies and manages almost 150,000 emergency presentations. Guided by its 2031 strategy, Healthier Together, the organisation is focused on being connected and trusted, focused on people and enabled by technology, with a genuine commitment to respect, safety and partnering in care.

The opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Executive and sitting on the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer provides professional and strategic leadership for nursing and midwifery across Eastern Health and executive leadership for Residential Aged Care Services and non-clinical support services.
The next Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer will:

Provide professional and strategic leadership for nursing and midwifery, strengthening the fundamentals of safe, person-centred care at the bedside
Lead executive oversight of Residential Aged Care Services and non-clinical support services, including food, security and contracted services
Build nursing and midwifery leadership capability, succession and long-term workforce planning across a large, complex workforce
Work alongside union and industrial partners, and contribute as a collaborative member of a trusted Executive Leadership Team

About you
You will bring:

Current registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with AHPRA and a relevant postgraduate qualification at Master's level
Substantial executive leadership experience in a large, complex health service, with authority across nursing and midwifery practice
A track record of turning strategy into measurable improvements in care, safety, workforce and organisational performance
Confidence engaging with unions and other industrial partners, with midwifery experience highly regarded given the scale of Eastern Health's maternity service

What’s on Offer
Why is this role special to others that are advertised?

Join a highly collaborative Executive Leadership Team, described as being in one of its strongest periods
Take a well-regarded, well-supported nursing and midwifery function into its next chapter
Be part of a humble, community-connected organisation with genuinely low staff turnover, across one of Melbourne's largest and most geographically diverse public health services
A manageable on-call commitment, with the role open to candidates from across Australia and New Zealand

How to Apply
For a confidential discussion or role related questions, please contact Ellie Nissan and Rhodie Miller of The Orchard Talent Group on (02) 9157 6223 or easternhealth@orchardtalent.com.au. To apply please submit your current CV and a brief cover letter via the link. Please note applicants must have a legal right to work in Australia.

Applications close Sunday 11th October.

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