Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Queensland Health; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible work-life balance

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted private health insurance

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Rockhampton Hospital's Intensive Care Unit invites an experienced RN to step into Associate Nurse Unit Manager, guiding clinical practice and operational leadership within Australia's Central Queensland ICU. You will support staffing, workforce development and patient flow while championing governance and quality improvement.

Registration with AHPRA is mandatory; postgraduate ICU leadership qualifications are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA mandatory.
• Postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Nursing desirable.
• Leadership and collaboration skills required for senior clinical roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead staffing and skill mix for the ICU to ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Oversee patient flow, governance and quality improvement across the unit.
• Provide leadership in the NUM's absence and mentor multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Nurse leadership

Clinical governance

Staff development

Education

AHPRA Registration

Postgraduate ICU Nursing (desirable)

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your ICU leadership career? Join Rockhampton Hospital as Associate Nurse Unit Manager and help lead Central Queensland’s only Intensive Care Unit. Working alongside the Nurse Unit Manager, you’ll combine advanced clinical practice with operational leadership across staffing, workforce development, patient flow, clinical governance and quality improvement. This permanent full-time opportunity offers the chance to influence ICU practice, develop and support your team and contribute to safe, high-quality critical care for patients from across Central Queensland.

About us:

Rockhampton Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is the only ICU within Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, providing complex multisystem intensive care for patients from across the region. Our contemporary unit operates as a Level 5 Adult and Level 4 Paediatric ICU, with eight operational beds and capacity to flex to ten depending on staffing. The team provides advanced life support including ventilation, renal replacement therapy and invasive cardiovascular monitoring.

About the role:

Take the next step in your critical care leadership career as Associate Nurse Unit Manager within Rockhampton Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.

Working in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager, you'll combine advanced clinical practice with operational leadership, supporting the safe and effective day-to-day running of the ICU. You'll play an important role in staffing and skill mix, workforce development, patient flow, clinical governance and quality improvement, while providing leadership in the NUM's absence when required.

This is an opportunity to influence how the unit operates, support and develop your colleagues, and contribute to a positive, accountable and high-performing ICU team.

About you:

You’ll be an experienced Registered Nurse with strong critical care capability and the confidence to step into a senior clinical and operational leadership role.

You’ll bring advanced clinical judgement, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment. Just as importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys developing others, building an engaged team culture and working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA is mandatory. A postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Nursing is highly desirable, with postgraduate qualifications in leadership and/or management also highly regarded.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $149,968 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $64.92 - $66.29 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

Applications close: Wednesday, 7 October 2026