This recruitment process
offers a Permanent position for Full-time hours.
We currently have 1 FTE
available.
South Metropolitan Health Service
, every
employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our
community.
Guided by our vision of
Excellent health care,
every time
, we place research, innovation and continuous
improvement at the centre of everything we do.
We are building a
culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our
commitment to being
Collectively One, Locally Led
.
Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and
contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow,
thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and
portfolio.
Position Profile and Role
We are currently seeking a Director of Nursing Mental
Health to join our team.
As a member of the senior mental health leadership team, the
Director of Nursing Mental Health is responsible and accountable
for contributing to the achievement of the strategic and
operational objectives of the South Metropolitan Health Service
(SMHS)
Mental Health Directorate.
The role provides professional
leadership across nursing practice, workforce development,
research, innovation, and clinical governance, ensuring the
delivery of high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.
Reporting to the Executive Director, SMHS Mental Health, the
position works in close partnership with the SMHS Area Director of
Nursing and Midwifery Services and collaborates with the SMHS
Mental Health leadership team to lead, influence, and support the
ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of nursing
practice, professional standards, and models of care across SMHS
Mental Health.
This includes fostering excellence in clinical
practice, advancing innovation and continuous improvement, and
strengthening the nursing profession's contribution to contemporary
mental health service delivery.
Want to know more?
We encourage you to contact
Rachel Zombor on ************.
About us
Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes
recruitment and employment!
SMHS encourages Aboriginal people,
people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Mental
Health
delivers comprehensive public mental health care




through a network of community mental health services, hospitals
and community health centres.
Across Fiona Stanley Fremantle
Hospital Mental Health (FSFH Mental Health) and Peel and Rockingham
Kwinana Mental Health (PaRK Mental Health), specialist services are
provided across the South Metropolitan region, supporting consumers
with accessible, collaborative and high-quality mental health care.
SMHS Mental Health will soon open a new state-of-the-art facility
at Fremantle Hospital designed to offer expanded and modern mental
health services for our community.
The three-storey space will
provide an additional 40 mental health beds and a 24-hour Mental
Health Crisis Centre, ensuring compassionate and innovative care
for those who need it most.
Application and assessment support
If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to
allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment
process, please contact Rachel Zombor on *******
6***.
If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with
your application, please contact
Jobs and Skills WA on ********.
How to apply
You've heard from us, now we'd like to hear from
you.
Suitability Criteria: Suitability recognises that merit
is determined not only by skills, knowledge and experience, but
also by a broader set of factors.
These include an applicant's
eligibility for appointment, demonstrated behaviours, alignment
with organisational values and ethical standards, and their ability
to contribute positively to our workplace culture
.
Your application should include:
A copy of your current CV
A statement addressing the suitability criteria, and
specifically the Essential Criteria in the JDF in no more than
2-3 pages
The names and contact details of two (2) current referees
who can attest to your suitability for this role.
Please note
referees may be contacted as part of the initial assessment
process.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online.
Please ensure you allow enough time to complete
the online application process as you will be required to answer
various questions and attach your documentation.




If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on ******** for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Employee Advantages
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in
line with operational requirements):
Professional Development Opportunities and Study
leave/assistance
Flexible working arrangements
Flexible leave arrangements
Other professional and location-based allowances
For further information click
here.
Eligibility to Apply:
To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent appointments may be made to
individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas
that enable ongoing employment in Australia.
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all
forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.
We are
committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA
Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act **** applies to
this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and
responsibility.
WA Health policies require applicants to undertake
a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the
appointment process.
As well as undertaking a criminal record
screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to
undertake a working with children check (if required for the role)
and a pre-employment health assessment.
We may ask referees to
comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be
considered for other 'similar' vacancies within SMHS and/or the
wider WA public sector.
In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED

📌 Director Of Nursing (Perth)
🏢 WA Government
📍 Perth