About the Company:

The District Nurses, is a “blue chip” Tasmania-wide organisation with over 120 years history providing clinically driven, high quality community care for the State’s older persons. We are building on this history, determined to steward the organisation into its next phase of success driven by commercial acumen and exceptional client service as a leader in the Aged Care sector.

Our organisation has been on the crest of the wave of progress from the early championing of the rise of women’s involvement in healthcare, and the professionalisation of nursing, to today’s leadership in building a match fit organsiation, the development of a viable commercial operating model and developing industry leading clinical governance processes and frameworks.

The District Nurses has a large nursing workforce, which is unusual in the sector. This has allowed us to hold a strong clinical bent to our service delivery, and also represents significant untapped diversification opportunity. It is off this clinical base that we have continued to build best in class clinical governance and Aged Care Standards performance which will continue to be a core focus in the next stage of business growth.

About the Role:

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is a critical leadership position, based in Hobart, Tasmania, who is tasked with guiding the strategic direction, growth, and commercial development of The District Nurses Tasmania.

In addition to overseeing the organisation’s day-to-day operations, the CEO will work closely with the Board and staff to ensure The District Nurses remains a leader in delivering person-centred, community-based health services.

This role requires a dynamic leader who can bring their commercial track-record in a service delivery context, get the best from an SLT, inspire teams and build great internal culture, build key partnerships and anchor negotiations, advocate for innovative healthcare solutions, and steer The District Nurses towards a sustainable and successful future.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead strategic planning and implementation, ensuring alignment with the Board’s values and long-term goals, and driving The District Nurses’ mission and vision.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee daily operations to ensure high-quality client care, clinical and corporate governance, and adherence to best practices in Aged Care with a client-centred approach.
• Financial Management & Commercial Development: Ensure financial stability through effective budget management, meeting funding contract requirements, and growing the organisation’s funding base.
• Staff & Culture: Cultivate a culture aligned with organisational values, ensuring staff are safe, supported, professionally developed, and engaged.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government, regulators, funders, and the community, and advocate for The District Nurses’ work.
• Compliance & Governance: Advise the Board on strategy, governance, and risk management, ensure compliance with regulations, and enhance the organisation’s reputation in the community.

About You:

We are looking for a CEO who understands the honour to lead an organisation with over 120 years in being a leader in the sector, and brings 2025 commercial nous in that will anchor our future.

You will be a strategic leader looking outward and inward, with the following qualifications and experience:

• Commercial & Financial Acumen: Demonstrated ability to develop the commercial model, business cases, manage finances and budget effectively, and drive growth.
• Strategic Leadership: The ability to operationalise strategy and ensure integration of change (such as mergers) is effective and consistent.
• Authenticity in For-Purpose: A set of values that align and will resonate to our staff body in its authenticity for their operational work, as well as the track-record to give us confidence in your ability to transition to our sector and State.
• Partnership & Negotiation Skills: Proven success in building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders, including public sector entities and community groups.
• Operational Expertise: A track record in managing high-performing teams and ensuring the effective delivery of services.
• Contextual Awareness: Understanding, or ability to get up to speed in short order, of the challenges for Aged Care in Australia more broadly, and specifically in home care and a commitment to adaptive and responsive service delivery.

Why Join Us?

• Relocate to Tasmania! Experience a welcoming relaxed community lifestyle complete with an exciting tourism sector and stunning natural parks to explore - plus a thriving arts, food, and wine culture!
• Make a Difference: Lead a “blue chip” organisation with a driven and successful ELT and Board and a successful history, to adapt the model and remain ahead of the curve.
• Competitive Compensation: An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Leadership Opportunity: Showcase your talent across commercial and innovative service-delivery and be an Australian leader in getting this model right.

To find out more, please get in touch with David Hammond on +64 27 444 6368 for a confidential chat. For a copy of the candidate brief, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Chief Executive Officer - The District Nurses enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To apply for this vacancy you MUST be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in Australia and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.

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