On 13 September 2024, the ACT Government assumed a caretaker role, with an election to be held 19 October 2024. Information on this website will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions until after the election and conclusion of the caretaker period.Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) – Surgical ServicesFull-time PermanentCity living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.About the Hospital: North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS). This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra's Northside.The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra's expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health, and critical care.Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home, and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors, and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.About the role: The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) (Surgical Services, which includes Territory Wide Breast Care Services, Day Procedure Unit (DPU), Endoscopy, Preoperative Assessment Clinic (PAC), and Specialist Outpatients) is responsible for the clinical governance, nursing and operational management, leadership, and day-to-day operations of these services at North Canberra Hospital, Surgical Division NCH. The ADON is an experienced nursing professional, registered with the Australian Hospital Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). They have a critical role in supporting education and training for their workforce and in this position, they have a key clinical leadership role within the organisation.NCH is a major general hospital with Level 4 Role Delineation. The hospital supports a broad range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based services to the Northside of ACT and Southern NSW. NCH provides surgical and pain management services for a number of services including Dental Surgery, Endoscopy, General Surgery, Gynaecology (including Oncology) and Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology Surgery, and Vascular Surgery. NCH also works collaboratively with The Canberra Hospital which is the tertiary level surgical service in the ACT.For more information on this position and how to apply, click here. Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high-quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful, and KindCHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.#J-18808-Ljbffr