Nurse Manager Operational

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family‑friendly work environment

Salary packaging options

Professional development allowances

Job summary

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital is seeking a Nurse Manager Operational to provide strategic and operational nursing leadership. You will drive service improvement, workforce development and high-quality patient care, working with the nursing leadership team on key initiatives including the Pathways to Excellence redesignation.

The role requires current RN registration with AHPRA, proven leadership and financial management capabilities, and the ability to lead change in a complex hospital

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Proven experience in nursing leadership, operational management and strategic planning.
• Strong knowledge of quality improvement frameworks, Pathways to Excellence and contemporary nursing practice.
• Demonstrated skills in financial management, workforce development, stakeholder engagement and leading organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the QEII Pathways to Excellence redesignation and drive nursing practice improvements.
• Provide expert operational leadership, supporting safe, efficient and high-quality patient care.
• Lead quality improvement, service development and workforce capability initiatives.
• Collaborate with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary teams to improve service performance and patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Operational management

Strategic planning

Quality improvement

Pathways to Excellence

Job description

Your new role:As the Nurse Manager Operational at QEII Hospital, you will provide strategic and operational nursing leadership, driving service improvement, workforce development and high-quality patient care. Working closely with the nursing leadership team, you will lead key initiatives, including the Pathways to Excellence redesignation.In this role, you will:Lead the QEII Pathways to Excellence redesignation and drive nursing practice improvements.Provide expert operational leadership, supporting safe, efficient and high-quality patient care.Lead quality improvement, service development and workforce capability initiatives.Collaborate with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary teams to improve service performance and patient outcomes.About you:You are an experienced nursing leader with strong operational management skills and a passion for improving healthcare services. You bring strategic thinking, sound clinical knowledge and the ability to inspire teams, lead change and deliver positive outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.Proven experience in nursing leadership, operational management and strategic planning.Strong knowledge of quality improvement frameworks, Pathways to Excellence and contemporary nursing practice.Demonstrated skills in financial management, workforce development, stakeholder engagement and leading organisational change.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.About Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!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.