• Appli­ca­tions close: Sun­day 7 Decem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 8, Lev­el 3
• Salary: $144,146 per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, full-time
• Region: North
• Loca­tion: LGH Charles Street, Launceston

The Team:

Hos­pi­tals North pro­vides high-qual­i­ty, patient-focused care across a net­work of facil­i­ties. Our nurs­es and mid­wives are cen­tral to this mis­sion, sup­port­ed by robust edu­ca­tion and train­ing pro­grams that build skills, fos­ter lead­er­ship, and ensure safe, evi­dence-based practice.

The Role:

• Lead nurs­ing and mid­wifery edu­ca­tion and train­ing strat­e­gy across Hos­pi­tals North
• Devel­op, imple­ment, and eval­u­ate pro­grams for ori­en­ta­tion, clin­i­cal skills, and pro­fes­sion­al development
• Dri­ve work­force capa­bil­i­ty and suc­ces­sion plan­ning through tar­get­ed learn­ing initiatives
• Ensure com­pli­ance with accred­i­ta­tion, reg­u­la­to­ry, and qual­i­ty standards
• Embed evi­dence-based prac­tice and clin­i­cal gov­er­nance in all edu­ca­tion activities
• Col­lab­o­rate with uni­ver­si­ties, pro­fes­sion­al bod­ies, and inter­nal stakeholders
• Man­age edu­ca­tion resources, bud­gets, and staff effectively

You will need:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion as a Reg­is­tered Nurse with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia, plus post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tions in nurs­ing, edu­ca­tion, or health leadership.
• Demon­strat­ed lead­er­ship in nurs­ing edu­ca­tion, work­force devel­op­ment, and com­pli­ance with accred­i­ta­tion and reg­u­la­to­ry standards.
• Strong strate­gic, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and stake­hold­er engage­ment skills, with expe­ri­ence in cur­ricu­lum design, dig­i­tal learn­ing, and resource management.

Note: — Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application.

Why Tas­ma­nia:

The Depart­ment of Health Tas­ma­nia over­sees var­i­ous hos­pi­tals across the state, includ­ing the Roy­al Hobart Hos­pi­tal, Launce­s­ton Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal, North­west Region­al Hos­pi­tal, and Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, as well as dis­trict hos­pi­tals and ambu­lance ser­vices. Addi­tion­al­ly, it pro­vides com­mu­ni­ty health, men­tal health, and pri­ma­ry health­care ser­vices to the Tas­man­ian com­mu­ni­ty through more than 300 sites.

Tas­ma­nia, Aus­trali­a’s only island state, offers unpar­al­leled nat­ur­al beau­ty and a lux­u­ri­ous lifestyle. Pur­su­ing your health career in Tasmania’s pub­lic health sys­tem means build­ing strong con­nec­tions with col­leagues and patients. It also means embrac­ing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ences out­side of work while mak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the com­mu­ni­ty dur­ing work.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent full time, day work­er (with on-call) posi­tion, work­ing 76 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing as soon as you can join our team.

*notwith­stand­ing hours to be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant.

Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time, part time, and casu­al vacancies.

Salary: $144,146 per annum. Our Employ­er 12% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­ma­nia State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023.

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available:

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• Trav­el and relo­ca­tion assis­tance sup­port avail­able up to $15,000 for eli­gi­ble appointees from over­seas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Fit­ness Pass­port – You, and your fam­i­ly can access 40+ fit­ness facil­i­ties across Tas­ma­nia for just $14.50 per week per per­son, or $28.05 for a family.

More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria.

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Holds or is work­ing towards, ter­tiary qual­i­fi­ca­tions in nursing/​midwifery edu­ca­tion or equivalent

Note: — Please refer to the Appli­ca­tion Guide for more infor­ma­tion of pre-employ­ment check.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the State­ment of Duties, Appli­cant Guide, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and appli­ca­tion guidance.

State­ment of Duties: 

• 526399 Nurs­ing Direc­tor — Edu­ca­tion and Train­ing G8‑3 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen to ensure that impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered.

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion detail­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties. A sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion cri­te­ria in the State­ment of Duties is not required.

*appli­ca­tions from Recruit­ment Agen­cies will not be accept­ed for this role

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to con­tact the Con­tact per­son for detailed infor­ma­tion about the vacancy.

Name: Danielle Causer
Posi­tion: Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery
Phone num­ber: (03) 6777 6005
Email address: danielle.​causer@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au