Director of Nursing - Mental Health Services (N/NW)

Our Vision:

Join the Adult Mental Health Services North/North West Executive in shaping the future of acute mental health care in Tasmania. As Director of Nursing for Adult Mental Health Services North/North West, you’ll lead a passionate team dedicated to delivering person-centred, recovery-focused care across the North and North West of Tasmania. This is your opportunity to influence service innovation, champion clinical excellence, and make a real difference in the lives of individuals and communities. If you’re ready to lead with vision and compassion, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:

• Lead and manage the optimal operation of our bed-based Mental Health Services across North and North West Tasmania.

Provide clinical leadership to staff and managerial oversight for designated services in your portfolio.

• Deliver high-level advice on clinical standards, education, and complex service issues.
• Drive strategic direction for nursing services, professional standards, and quality of care.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance integration and outcomes.
• Champion continuous quality improvement and client safety initiatives.
• Contribute to service development, policy review, and change management as part of the leadership team.
• Progress the implementation of the Statewide Mental Health Services Strategic Priorities.
• Support our compliance against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

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.

You will need:

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary mental health nursing practice, including relevant legislation, Agency policies and ANMC competencies.
• Comprehensive understanding of, and experience in, leading and implementing contemporary, integrated, consumer focused care across a number of specified specialist practice settings.
• Proven high level experience and ability in managing human, financial and material resources including the capacity to measure and monitor outcomes to optimise overall service efficiency and effectiveness.

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

Details of appointment:

Permanent, full time, day worker (with on-call) working 76 hours per fortnight, to commence as soon as possible.

*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.

Location: Launceston, Burnie - Tasmania

Salary: $149,807 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.
• On-Call, Travel and Postgraduate Qualification Allowances are in addition to the salary.

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:

• Professional development.
• 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.
• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. 

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse and possess specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification; or completed, prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, an accredited hospital based program that lead to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory authority within Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Current Driver's Licence
• Holds or is working towards relevant tertiary qualifications

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

Applications Close: Friday, 19 December 2025 at 11:55pm

For more information:

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

Jarrod Bannon
Group Director Adult Mental Health Services North/North West
jarrod.bannon@ths.tas.gov.au