Duty Nurse Manager and Patient Flow Manager

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Queensland Government, Brisbane, seeks a Duty Nurse Manager & Patient Flow Manager to steer operational and clinical leadership focused on patient flow, bed allocation and workforce coordination across the facility.

You will work with nursing executives and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safety, quality, and performance targets, supported by NMBA-registered nursing leadership and a tertiary nursing degree.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMBA registration and a tertiary nursing degree.
• Extensive leadership experience in nursing and patient flow optimization.
• Experience in governance and health service operations.
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Strategically coordinate staffing and bed allocations for routine, emergency and outpatient admissions.
• Facilitate inter-hospital transfers.
• Provide clinical guidance and problem-solving support to teams managing complex cases.
• Collaborate with executives and stakeholders to support governance and quality improvement.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and manage data-driven performance targets.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic planning

Data-driven analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

NMBA registration

Tools

Healthcare analytics platforms

Patient flow software

Job description

Your new role:As a Duty Nurse Manager & Patient Flow Manager, you will play a pivotal operational and clinical leadership role in driving optimal patient flow, bed allocation, and workforce coordination across the facility.Strategically coordinate human staff resources and bed allocations for routine, emergency, and outpatient department admissions, while facilitating inter-hospital transfers.Provide high-level clinical guidance and advanced problem-solving support to clinical teams managing patients with complex care needs.Collaborate with nursing executives, divisional leaders, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders to support corporate governance, operational performance targets, and continuous quality improvement.About you:We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and forward-thinking nursing leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional, person-centred care and optimizing patient flow systems.Holds current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) alongside a tertiary degree in nursing (such as a Bachelor of Nursing).Demonstrates extensive specialist knowledge in contemporary nursing practice, clinical governance, change management, and health service operations.Possesses highly developed interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to effectively engage internal and external stakeholders and lead multidisciplinary teams.Exhibits strong expertise in strategic planning, fiscal management, and data-driven analysis utilising healthcare platforms to achieve safe staffing and organizational goals.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.