Job Description

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Georgetown Primary Health Centre as a Director of Nursing and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters - while living in one of Australia's most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. You will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership across the designated Primary Health Centres and/or Correctional Centres, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-focused healthcare services.

- Provide expertise on nursing/midwifery professional issues in relation to remote health services and collaborate with others in the provision of policy advice issues relating to professional and clinical practice, education and research.
- Lead and coordinate quality improvements, understand the broad responsibility for safety and quality in healthcare and actively participates in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace, in alignment with professional competency standards for nursing and midwifery.
- Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing, midwifery, operational and administration staff, and monitor staff practices and implementation.

About the Employer

The Director of Nursing (DON) at Georgetown Primary Health Centre provides clinical and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based healthcare services that meet community needs.



Working closely with the DONM/FM Atherton, the role is responsible for service planning, budget oversight, workforce management and emergency nursing services, including management of the Hospital Based Ambulance, while supporting a shared clinical coverage model across the facility.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

Work Environment

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work setting.

Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

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📌 Director Of Nursing (Georgetown)
🏢 North West Queensland
📍 Georgetown