Director of Nursing and Midwifery PPRHS SA Health Port Pirie, SA, AU

- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie Regional Health Service
- Employment: Permanent Full Time Contract
- Eligibility Open to Everyone

Lead with Vision. Inspire Excellence. Shape the Future of Healthcare.

About the Role

An exciting leadership chance exists for an accomplished nursing and midwifery executive to join Port Pirie Regional Health Service as Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

Reporting at a senior leadership level, you will provide strategic and operational direction across nursing and midwifery services, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will lead service improvement initiatives, strengthen clinical governance, and foster a culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

This influential role will see you guiding workforce development, supporting clinical leaders, implementing evidence-based practice, and ensuring services continue to meet the evolving healthcare needs of the local community.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an experienced and inspirational healthcare leader who can confidently lead organisational change while building engaged, high-performing teams. You will bring exceptional leadership, strategic thinking and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient outcomes.

- Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Minimum five years' post-registration nursing and/or midwifery experience
- Extensive senior leadership experience in healthcare management
- Demonstrated experience leading significant organisational change.
- Strong financial,



workforce and strategic planning capability.
- Proven ability to develop innovative, high-quality health services.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.

Applicants are encouraged to refer to the Role Description for the full list of responsibilities, essential requirements and selection criteria.

Ready to Make a Lasting Impact?

If you’re ready to provide strategic leadership, inspire excellence and help shape the future of healthcare for regional communities, we’d love to hear from you.

Application Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found.

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

- 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 A

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Enquiries

Vanessa Ryan
A/Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone:
E-mail:

Application Closing Date

11 August 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

Director of Nursing_Midwifery PPRHS Role Description.pdf

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📌 Director Of Nursing And Midwifery Pprhs (Port Pirie Regional Council)
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📍 Port Pirie Regional Council