National Nurse Manager Urgent Care
ForHealth Group
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Job summary
ForHealth Group seeks a National Nurse Manager – Urgent Care to provide national clinical leadership across our Urgent Care network. The role reports to the Director of Urgent Care and will guide clinical governance and policy across clinics nationwide.
The successful candidate will influence clinical quality, people and service delivery, while mentoring regional managers and driving best practices in urgent care across Australia.
Qualifications
- Experience as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner and/or Paramedic.
- Master’s Degree – highly regarded.
- Minimum 3 years’ clinical supervisory experience, people and operational management.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in emergency/urgent care nursing and/or paramedicine.
- Urgent Care experience – highly regarded.
- Strong understanding of local, state and national requirements.
- Knowledge of Urgent Care and healthcare service delivery.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and project management capability.
- Proactive, accountable and solutions-focused leadership.
Responsibilities
- Provide national clinical leadership across Urgent Care.
- Act as a clinical subject matter expert for new Urgent Care developments.
- Support the planning and implementation of new Urgent Care Clinics.
- Drive clinical governance, quality, compliance and risk management.
- Monitor clinical incidents, identify trends and address root causes.
- Support workforce planning and strategic recruitment.
- Mentor Regional Nurse Managers across the national network.
- Drive a high-performance culture through coaching and leadership.
- Support development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures.
- Lead and promote clinical training and professional development.
- Use performance data to support operational improvements.
- Collaborate with senior clinical, operational and P&C stakeholders nationally.
Skills
Education
Job description
At ForHealth, we’re committed to delivering quality, accessible healthcare across Australia. With 122+ medical centres and a network of 1500+ independent practitioners, we provide 8+ million patient consultations annually.
ForHealth is proud to be the industry leader in providing Urgent Care: a service that provides medical care for when it’s urgent but not an emergency. At our 59x Urgent Care Clinics nationally, you can expect exceptional services that are based on innovation, culture and exceptional patient care that not only sets the standard, but allows us to grow our footprint nationally.
We are looking for an experienced National Nurse Manager – Urgent Care to provide national centre of excellence clinical leadership across our growing Urgent Care network.
The successful candidate can be based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane, with travel across Australia required as part of this national role.
Reporting to the Director of Urgent Care, this senior leadership position will take responsibility for the clinical delivery of Urgent Care nationally, ensuring our services continue to meet ForHealth Urgent Care Network policy, clinical governance standards and government contractual requirements.
You will work closely with regional nursing and operational leaders, providing expert clinical guidance, supporting the development of new Urgent Care Clinics and driving consistent, high-quality clinical practice across the network.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nursing leader who wants to influence Urgent Care at a national level while remaining closely connected to clinical quality, people and service delivery.
In this role, you will:
- Provide national clinical leadership across Urgent Care.
- Act as a clinical subject matter expert for new Urgent Care developments.
- Support the planning and implementation of new Urgent Care Clinics.
- Drive clinical governance, quality, compliance and risk management.
- Monitor clinical incidents, identify trends and address root causes.
- Support appropriate workforce planning and strategic recruitment.
- Mentor and support Regional Nurse Managers across the national network.
- Drive a high-performance culture through coaching and leadership.
- Support the development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures.
- Lead and promote clinical training and professional development.
- Use performance data and insights to support operational improvements.
- Collaborate with senior clinical, operational and P&C stakeholders nationally.
You are an experienced nursing leader with strong clinical judgement, operational capability and a passion for developing high-performing healthcare teams.
You will bring:
- Experience as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner and/or Paramedic
- Master’s Degree – highly regarded.
- Minimum 3 years’ clinical supervisory experience, people and operational management.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in emergency / urgent care nursing and/or paramedicine.
- Urgent Care experience – highly regarded.
- Strong understanding of relevant local, state and national requirements.
- Knowledge of Urgent Care and healthcare service delivery.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and project management capability.
- A proactive, accountable and solutions-focused leadership approach.
Urgent Care Network Australia is committed to maintaining a child-safe and inclusive environment.
- Comply with child safety policies and the Code of Conduct
- Complete mandatory child safety training on commencement and annually
- Maintain professional standards that support the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable people
- Competitive remuneration with a performance-based incentive
- Manage your own time through appropriate flexibility
- Although onsite work will be required, options to WFM may be made available (if appropriate)
- Opportunity to travel Australia with clinics in all states and territories (ex NT), including metro and regional/remote
- Education sponsorship (depending on candidate / tenure)
- Amazing health care perks which include:
- 20% off dental treatments for you and your family
- Fitness Passport – discounted gym benefits for you and your family.
- 24/7 access to a national leading Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Everyday savings on groceries, retail, utilities and more through the Flare benefits platform.
- Salary packaging options including novated leases for vehicles with running costs included.
- ForHealth Group branded uniforms provided.
- Free onsite parking at our Medical Centres.
- Ongoing training, development and support that includes a fantastic induction into Urgent Care.
Join us in creating a healthier Australia and be part of a company that values training, development, and internal promotion.
ForHealth Group is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people with: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestry; disability; culturally and linguistically diverse groups; the LGBTIQA+ community; veterans; carers; refugees; and people of all ages. ForHealth Group fosters a safe, respectful, and inclusive organisation culture which aims to eliminate behaviours that are unlawful and not in line with the 10 things that make us tick (our Values) 10 things that make us tick | ForHealth
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