Job Type: Contract position | Casual position

Job Description
MedicalJobsAustralia.com Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Nurse Mgr Gde 5 Remuneration: $175,773.95 - $178,758.56 per annum Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ677979 About the role

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADoN) is a key nursing leadership role at Tweed Valley Hospital, working in partnership with the Director of Nursing and Midwifery to provide strategic and operational leadership across the Surgical, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Anaesthetics directorates. The ADoN is responsible for the effective clinical and operational management of nursing and midwifery services, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care that aligns with professional standards, organisational priorities and contemporary models of care. As a member of the Tweed Valley Hospital Executive Leadership Team, the ADoN plays an integral role in shaping clinical services, driving innovation, and fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

This role champions clinician engagement, recognising that strong clinical leadership is fundamental to delivering outstanding patient outcomes. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the ADoN will support the planning, delivery, evaluation and ongoing improvement of health services, while strengthening nursing and midwifery leadership across the hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and inspiring nursing leader who is passionate about leading people, improving patient outcomes, and contributing to the future direction of healthcare at Tweed Valley Hospital.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) We are a healthcare community,



caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us. You care. We care.

Learn more about NNSWLHD here. Relocating to the region? The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au-welcomeexperience

Join our team and you'll enjoy: Salary packaging and novated leasing

- increase your take-home pay

Fitness discounts

- focus on your health and wellbeing

Growth

- access to professional and personal development

Team culture

- work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team setting

Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

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2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Alecia Daly on ***********@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day





Applications Close: 27 July 2026

NNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people. To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004). You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

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