Nurse Unit Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for professional growth

Annual pay increases

Employer superannuation contribution

Annual leave loading (15%)

Salary packaging

Wellness and assistance program

Work/life balance and flexibility

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to lead and coordinate the Child Health Service, applying advanced practice to deliver patient-centred care within a healthcare team. You will oversee human, material and financial resources to achieve best practice standards and align with CHQHHS commitments and the Public Service values.

The role involves coaching others, leading in domains of care, systems, education, research and professional leadership, and contributing to the ongoing

Qualifications

• Advanced practice level nursing leadership and coordination of the Child Health Service.
• Coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families.
• Lead in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service values.
• Responsibilities align with the Nurses and Midwives Award - State 2015 and CHQHHS commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Child Health Service to achieve best practice standards.
• Provide professional leadership and clinical governance within the team.
• Support education, research and improvement activities across the service.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Nursing leadership

Resource management

Job description

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is accountable at an advanced practice level for leading and coordinating the Child Health Service to achieve best practice standards for clinical practice, patient centred care within a Healthcare team and is responsible for the provision of effective and efficient human, material and financial resource management.

About the Team

The Child Health Service (CHS) provides multidisciplinary primary community care services for children who reside in the CHQ HHS geographical area. The CHS provides a child centred, family focused health service, which includes promotion of health and development, early detection, early intervention, and care planning. This is achieved through enhancing opportunities for families to access support, developing linkages with community groups, building confidence and capability, and enhancing relationships between children and parents.

About the Role

In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values.

You’ll fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 - Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 7 and the Queensland Health and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQHHS) commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.

Your contribution will include:

• Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care
• Domain 2: Support of Systems
• Domain 3: Education
• Domain 4: Research
• Domain 5: Professional Leadership

Please refer to the Role Description for more information.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HHS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.