HDR Scholarship - Nurse and midwife managers’ transformational leadership

Effective nursing and midwifery leadership is critical to patient safety and quality of care. Nursing and midwifery managers also play a key role in workforce capability and are a key driver of recruitment, retention and career progression of staff.

Eastern Health’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, and Executive Director, Eastern Health Institute in conjunction with the Faculty of Health at Deakin University are inviting applications from eligible individuals to undertake a PhD related to nurse and midwife managers’ transformational leadership. The scholarship will consist of a stipend of $45,000 per annum tax exempt for three years.

The successful applicant will be physically based at the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria. The research will be undertaken across Eastern Health so will require travel to all Eastern Health sites.
Please note there are no funds to support relocation from interstate.

Applications will remain open until a candidate has been appointed

This scholarship is available over 3 years.

• Stipend of $45,000 per annum tax exempt

To be eligible you must:

• be a domestic candidate. Domestic includes candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship.
• meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements
• be enrolling full time and hold an honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard master's degree with a substantial research component.
• Applicants must have current registration as a nurse or midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Please refer to the research degree entry pathways page for further information.

Additional desirable criteria include:

• Excellent organisational, time management, written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to write reports or peer-reviewed manuscripts