Nurse Manager (Nursing Resource Management) - Cairns

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health in Cairns is seeking a Nurse Manager (Nursing Resource Management) to lead the Nursing and Midwifery Centralised recruitment team and coordinate workforce strategy for the Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

This role focuses on recruitment and retention programs, evaluations and facilitation to meet dynamic workforce needs, with advanced practice in operational management and HR leadership.

Qualifications

• Leadership of nursing resource management teams and recruitment initiatives.
• Experience in recruitment, retention programs and workforce planning.
• Ability to coordinate human resources and leadership across units.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management to the Nursing and Midwifery Centralised recruitment team.
• Leads recruitment and retention of nursing and midwifery staff in line with KPIs.
• Ensures professional practice within scope and maintains standards.

Job description

Nurse Manager (Nursing Resource Management) - Cairns

Looking for more than just a nursing job?

Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Nurse Manager (Nursing Resource Management) with the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce unit. You will be responsible for recruitment & retention programs, evaluations, and responsive facilitation to assist workforce requirements. This position has advanced practice to provide operational management, coordination of human resources & leadership for the workforce to efficiently meet the dynamic needs of the Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

Make the move. Make a difference.

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Nurse Manager (Nursing Resource Management) with the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce unit. You will be responsible for recruitment & retention programs, evaluations, and responsive facilitation to assist workforce requirements. This position has advanced practice to provide operational management, coordination of human resources & leadership for the workforce to efficiently meet the dynamic needs of the Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

About us:

The Nursing Workforce Team provides strategic and operational support to the nursing and midwifery workforce across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS). The team works closely with Nursing and Midwifery leaders to support workforce planning and business strategy development, ensuring services are aligned with clinical needs and the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Key functions include supporting the Business Planning Framework, coordinating nursing and midwifery recruitment activities, and assisting leaders to effectively utilise workforce and information systems to evaluate care delivery, inform workforce planning, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role:

In this position you will…..

• Provides leadership and management to the Nursing and Midwifery Centralised recruitment team, including human resources management of the virtual relief pools.
• Provide leadership for the clinical units around recruitment and retention of nursing and midwifery staff in line with organisational key performance indicators.
• Demonstrate commitment to professional practice by ensuring self and relevant staff work within scope of practice, maintain professional standards of practice.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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