Nursing Clinical Director Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Nursing Clinical Director Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Director of Nursing, Senior Nurse Manager

ANZSCO Code: 134212 | Unit Code: 1342

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Assistant Director of Nursing, Deputy Director of Nursing, Executive Director of Nursing,

Profile Description: Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates nursing programs and clinical services in a hospital, aged care or other health service facility, maintains standards of nursing care, provides leadership to ensure an appropriately skilled nursing and midwifery workforce, and contributes to health service planning. Registration or licensing may be required

Job Duties:

• providing overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre
• developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff
• coordinating and administering health and welfare programs and clinical services
• monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, trainingand other community facilities and centres
• controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
• liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health andwelfare service cooperation and coordination
• advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
• representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
• controlling selection, training and supervision of staff

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification and at least five years of relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required.

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
• 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored

Registration or Licensing: may be required

Industries: Health and Welfare Services Managers are mainly employed in: Health Care and Social Assistance; Public Administration and Safety; and Education and Training

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Health and Welfare Services Managers is Bachelor degree (33.7 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Health and Welfare Services Managers is expected to be average (between 10,001 and 25,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 45-54 years (31.6 per cent) and the median age is 51 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Health and Welfare Services Managers is 80.8 per cent and 88.5 per cent of Health and Welfare Services Managers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 36.8 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,515 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation remained relatively steady in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Health and Welfare Services Managers to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.