Nurse Unit Manager

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

Job summary

Queensland Health in Cairns seeks a Nurse Unit Manager to lead the Cairns Renal Service across the Southern satellites cluster, including Cairns South Health Precinct, Yarrabah and Innisfail. You will provide strategic leadership, ensure budgeted capacity and collaborate with the Nursing Director and Renal Nurse Unit Managers.

You will drive quality improvement and evidence-based practice to deliver high-quality, cost-effective patient care across multiple sites, and mentor staff to support

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

More than a shift - shape a lifetime.

An exciting opportunity currently exists for you to join the Cairns Renal Service as a Nurse Unit Manager. Your opportunity is to join the Nursing leadership team within the Renal Service as the Nurse Unit Manager for the Southern satellites cluster, this incorporates satellite sites located at the Cairns South Health Precinct, Yarrabah and Innisfail.

About us:

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 you:

In your new role you will:

• Provide effective, efficient management of service whilst maintaining budgeted capacity in collaboration with the Nursing Director and other Renal Nurse Unit Managers.
• Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate health services to achieve organisation goals across the service.
• Effectively manage self, and in collaboration of the Nurse Educator and Renal Nurse Practitioner, to develop staff to enable fulfilment of role responsibilities.
• Lead and co-ordinate quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective services and facilitate positive patient outcomes.

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

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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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