Director of Nursing – Health Service Manager
WA Country Health Service
Posted 16 hours ago
WA Country Health Service – Pilbara
Location: Roebourne
Position Number: 00400240
Salary: RN SRN Level 5 $145,914 p.a. (plus 12% superannuation)
Closing Date: AWST 4.00PM Monday 02 December 2025
This is a Permanent Full Time appointment.
About Us:
The WA Country Health Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to people from large regional centres to those in small remote communities.
Our vision is to be global leader in rural and remote healthcare.
Our values of Community, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to our patients.
About this role:
The Director of Nursing is responsible for the effective management, development and leadership of the health service to ensure best practice delivery of hospital, aged residential and community-based services and developing cooperative relationships with local communities and organisations.
To be successful you will have;
- Eligiblity for registration in the category of Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and previous experience in Emergency and Primary health care management.
- Demonstrated ability as a leader/coordinator in diverse team environments.
- Highly developed communication skills and proven ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Demonstrated commitment to delivering clinical services to acute and primary health care.
- Demonstrated commitment to delivering clinical services to the community and achieving high quality outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in management of financial, human and physical resources and the achievement of agreed strategic outcomes.
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and health regulating Acts, experience and understanding of legislative obligations.
- Current knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements in the areas of Equal Opportunity, Disability Services and Occupational Safety & Health, and how these impact on employment, people management and service delivery.
What we offer: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits including:
- Location based allowances including:
- additional North West paid leave
- District Allowance - regional specific
- Annual travel subsidy (ALTC)
- Air-conditioning subsidy allowance.
- Heavily subsidised housing Government Regional Officer Housing
- Flexible working and leave arrangements
- Generous salary packaging benefits:
- Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
- Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses
- Additional Remote Area Specific Benefits.
- Paid study Leave assistance – regional specific as per EBA
- Continuous learning and Professional Development opportunities
- 12% Superannuation Guarantee. For further information click here.
- Private Health Fund Benefits - discounts across some private health care funds. Please see attached flyer
Want to know more about this role?
We encourage you to contact Yvette Crowhurst on 08 9144 7655.
About the Area:
Experience the heart of the Pilbara in Roebourne – a close-knit town where heritage meets opportunity. Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle, meaningful community connections, and the adventure of working in one of Western Australia’s most iconic regions.
Selection Criteria: Please see the Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au
About WA Country Health Service
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health service in Australia and one of the biggest in the world. It delivers a range of comprehensive health services across an area of more than 2.5 million square kilometres to approximately 530,000 people, including more than 57,000 Aboriginal people.
Across the state we have six large regional hospitals, 15 medium sized district hospitals and 48 small hospitals. Along with this there are 31 health centres and nursing posts, four dedicated mental health inpatient units and 24 dedicated mental health services, and over 170 other facilities where population health teams are based.
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