Nurse Manager - Patient Flow

Queensland Health; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Airfares provided

Staff accommodation or rental subsidy

12.75% employer superannuation

Long Service Leave

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking an experienced nursing leader to coordinate patient access, bed management and workforce resources across Mount Isa Hospital and the North West Health Service. You will report to the Assistant Director of Nursing and lead after-hours operations to deliver safe, efficient patient care.

This role requires a relevant tertiary degree, appropriate registration/licences and a C Class licence.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: relevant tertiary degree qualification.
• Registration/licences as applicable.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted.
• Vaccination or immunity evidence may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior nursing and operational leadership for safe patient flow, bed capacity and workforce resources across Mount Isa Hospital and the North West service.
• Lead after-hours operations and support high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Coordinate patient access, bed management, workforce allocation and hospital operations 24/7.
• Influence service delivery and drive operational excellence across a remote health service.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Operational leadership

Bed management

Education

Tertiary degree in nursing/health leadership

Job description

Make Every Bed, Every Resource, Every Decision Count!

Play a critical leadership role in coordinating patient access, bed management, workforce allocation and hospital operations across a 24/7 health service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nursing leader to influence patient outcomes, drive operational excellence and lead a highly skilled team supporting healthcare delivery across the North West.

About the role

You will provide senior nursing and operational leadership to ensure the safe, efficient and effective management of patient flow, bed capacity and workforce resources across Mount Isa Hospital and the broader North West Hospital and Health Service.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Nursing, this role has a significant impact on service delivery, leading after-hours operations and supporting high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.

Working with us

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (pro rata for part time employees).
• In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (pro rata for part time employees).
• In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
• Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
• We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Contact: Brendan Hartfiel on 0493 044 ***.