Deputy Director of Operations, Acute Program

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Permanent position 
• Full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO)
• Div/Clinical Director (8a Campus) (RN61)
• Alfred Health location
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

Our Acute and Integrated Care services operate from our patients’ homes, community services and our inpatient wards at Alfred and Sandringham. Working closely with our Emergency Departments, acute specialty units and community partners, we aim to provide high quality acute care, coordinated by an expert interdisciplinary team to meet needs arising from complex acute and chronic disease, in a way that meets our patients’ expressed needs. Our Acute services also play an important role in promoting self-management of chronic conditions and prevention of deterioration through integrated models with primary care.

The Role

The Deputy Director of Operations & Nursing – Acute and Integrated Care will be a senior nurse employed at Alfred Health.

As the Deputy Director of Operations and Nursing – Acute & Integrated Care this position has operational responsibility for the effective delivery of services across inpatient, home, community and outreach services. This includes our General Medicine inpatient wards, Hospital in the Home (HITH) service, Hospital Admission Reduction Program (HARP) service and our Advanced Care Practice team. 

A key role is to connect service managers and clinicians together to plan for the delivery of best care that traverses different settings of care. The position will support strategic planning to best configure services to meet current and future need, and mobilise resources to support patients access the care they require as close to home as is feasible

The Deputy Director of Operations and Nursing will provide strategic nursing leadership to consistently deliver a high quality, evidence-based and cost-effective nursing service for patients.

As part of a cohesive leadership team, this position will work in partnership with the Head of Unit General Medicine, and is supported by the Director of Operations and Program Director, our professional leads across medical and allied health, and central teams in access and business strategy.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Registered nurse with tertiary qualification in health care, meets registration requirements with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA and holds or is working towards a master’s degree in health care or business management
• Experience in health service management and an understanding of health services and service delivery objectives
• A record of achievement in delivering services in accordance with the stated performance objectives
• Experience in managing organisational change processes

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness (The Alfred only)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services (The Alfred only)

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Melanie Reed, Director of Operations on 0422 220 819.

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Wednesday 19th November 2025.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au