- Lead one of Australia’s largest and most complex paediatric nursing portfolios, spanning 26 statewide services across acute, critical, ambulatory and virtual models of care.
- Play a pivotal leadership role in shaping services and workforce models for South Australia’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the future of paediatric care delivery.
- Drive significant transformation, service redesign and innovation across hospital, home-based and virtual care services at a time of substantial opportunity and change.
- Join a highly collaborative executive environment committed to excellence in clinical care, innovation, research and improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) is South Australia’s leading provider of specialist health services for women, babies, children and young people. It delivers statewide hospital and community services, education and training, research, and highly specialised programs that influence paediatric care across the State and beyond.
Based in Adelaide, the Advanced Divisional Nursing Director, Division of Paediatric Medicine, leads nursing services across a remarkably diverse portfolio encompassing critical care, emergency medicine, oncology, adolescent services, hospital in the home, and an expanding range of virtual and community-based models of care.
This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of paediatric healthcare delivery at a pivotal time. WCHN is preparing for the transition to the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital while simultaneously redesigning services to deliver more integrated, contemporary and accessible care closer to home.
THE ROLE
Operating within a co-directorship model alongside the Clinical Director, the Advanced Divisional Nursing Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Division of Paediatric Medicine. Reporting operationally to the Chief Operating Officer and professionally to the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery, the role is accountable for setting strategic direction, strengthening clinical governance, leading service transformation and driving a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.
The role ensures the safe, efficient and effective delivery of services across multiple paediatric specialty areas and is responsible for leading day-to-day operations, optimising workforce and resource utilisation, managing performance and risk, and driving improvements in service delivery and patient outcomes.
The role also provides leadership across workforce planning, organisational redesign, service integration and performance improvement initiatives. Key priorities include building leadership capability, enhancing efficiencies, embedding robust systems and processes, progressing innovative models of care and ensuring the division is well positioned for future service delivery requirements associated with the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
THE CANDIDATE
WCHN is seeking an accomplished nursing leader who combines strategic thinking with operational credibility and a genuine passion for paediatric healthcare. The successful candidate will bring experience leading complex clinical services and demonstrated capability in organisational transformation, workforce leadership and service improvement.
You will be an authentic and visible leader with excellent communication skills, sound judgement and the confidence to make timely decisions while empowering others. Experience in paediatrics or children’s services will be highly regarded, together with an ability to navigate complexity, build trusted relationships, foster stability and create high-performing teams. Most importantly, you will be energised by the opportunity to lead meaningful change and shape the future of statewide paediatric services in South Australia.
For a confidential discussion, please get in touch with:
Janine Hammat
HG Principal Consultant
M. +61 (0)488 555 858 | E. jhammat@hardygroupintl.com
HOW TO APPLY
The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 22 July 2026
The reference number to include in your application is H26_5529
