CRVCID 745692

Shape the Future of Nursing and Midwifery Workforce

East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) is seeking an experienced and innovative nursing leader to join our Director of Nursing and Midwifery Division as the Coordinator of Nursing & Midwifery - Workforce.

About the Role

The role provides executive level support and intelligence across EMHS including Royal Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group (RPBMLG) with responsibility for nursing/midwifery professional, operational and performance initiatives. The position holder under the direction of the Nursing Director - Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, will coordinate and manage workforce related intelligence and activities in accordance with the policies, objectives and values of RPBMLG and the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS)

• Provide expert workforce intelligence to support executive and management decision-making.
• Deliver advice on workforce planning, industrial workload management methodologies and performance improvement.
• Coordinate nursing and midwifery workforce governance reporting and key performance indicators.
• Drive workforce-related projects, quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice.
• Build strong partnerships across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Support strategic workforce planning to meet evolving healthcare needs.

Suitability Criteria

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate your ability to fulfil the role responsibilities in line with the Job Description Form and EMHS values (Kindness, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Accountability). Key traits will include the ability to provide leadership and management in a complex health service environment with a focus on demonstrating nursing & midwifery workforce data and intelligence to drive performance monitoring and improvement.

Area Profile

The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) provides services to more than 828,000 Western Australians through a network of hospitals and community services.

Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgical specialty services, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation, and women, children and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services.

This position sits within Royal Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group and supports nursing and midwifery workforce strategy across EMHS.

Employee Benefits

• 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.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here.
• Fitness Passport - discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

How to Apply

Apply online and provide:

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) outlining your experience and achievements aligned to this position.
• A statement (of no more than 3 pages) addressing the essential selection criteria three, four, and seven
• A cover letter (of no more than 2 pages) that addresses the “Suitability Criteria” detailed above in this advert.
• Names and contact details of two (2) referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to be a current supervisor or manager.

Eligibility to Apply: Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For further job-related Information: For further information,  please contact Donn John on (08) 9224 8415 or donn.john@health.wa.gov.au

Other Conditions: 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 EMHS 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 14 September 2026 will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.