Nurse Unit Manager (Maryborough)

Queensland Health; Maryborough; On-site; AUD 141,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer superannuation up to 12.75%

Annual Leave Loading 17.5%

Salary packaging options

Professional Development Allowance

Flexible work arrangements

Regional lifestyle Fraser Coast

Job summary

Queensland Health's Prison Health Services invites applications for a Nurse Unit Manager at Maryborough Correctional Centre. You will provide clinical leadership, coordinate patient-centred practices, and oversee nursing and allied staff to deliver safe, high-quality care within a custodial setting.

Reporting to senior clinical leadership, you will drive contemporary nursing practice, manage resources, and support a multidisciplinary team in a unique healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership of nursing staff.
• Delivery of patient-centred care in a high-security setting.
• Commitment to contemporary nursing practice and best-practice standards.

Responsibilities

• The NUM coordinates patient-centred clinical practice and provides leadership to nursing, admin and allied staff.
• Ensures quality and cost-effective nursing services aligned with standards.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

Multidisciplinary team

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

Join Prison Health Services at Maryborough Correctional Centre as a Nurse Unit Manager and provide strong clinical leadership in a unique and rewarding healthcare environment. In this pivotal role, you'll lead and support a dedicated multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred healthcare to people in custody. You'll bring your clinical expertise, leadership capability and commitment to contemporary nursing practice to drive excellence in service delivery and positive health outcomes.If you're an experienced nursing leader ready to make a meaningful impact in a specialised healthcare setting, we want to hear from you.

Take a chance, progress your career and discover all that the Wide Bay has to offer.

Your opportunity:

• The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is a clinical manager, accountable at an advanced practice level for the coordination of patient-centred clinical practice and the provision of human and material resources within the Prison Health Services. The NUM provides professional and operational leadership and direction to nursing staff, as well as operational leadership to administration, allied health, and operational staff, and is responsible for the facilitation and provision of quality and cost-effective nursing services which are consistent with contemporary standards and best practice within the Prison Health Services.

We encourage applications from First Nations nurses and midwives in line with Health Equity, Growing Deadly Families, and Hospital and Health Plan Strategies.

Find out more in the Role Description.

Our offer:

You will receive a competitive remuneration package value up to $174,208 p.a., comprising salary between $140,632 - $152,685 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Permanent Full Time, 76 hours p.f.) (Applications will remain current for 12 months). Job Ad Reference: H2609WB692375

Other benefits include an attractive and competitive employment package designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and professional growth:

• Generous employer superannuation contribution of up to 12.75%
• Annual Leave Loading of 17.5%
• Access to extensivesalary sacrificingoptions to maximise your take-home pay
• Dedicated Clinical Professional Development Allowance and paid Professional Development Leave
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• The opportunity to enjoy a lower cost of living while working in beautiful regional Wide Bay, with access to coastal living, strong community connections and a relaxed lifestyle

Discover Fraser Coast

TheFraser Coast, known for its diverse, natural landscapes,laid-back lifestyleand mild climate, is located just a quick 45-minute flight north of Brisbane. Thisdestinationwith a difference is the stepping off point to the World Heritage-listedK'gari (Formerly Fraser Island), the location of incrediblewhale watchingencounters and has arguably the safest family-friendly beaches in Queensland. Stroll along the Hervey Bay esplanade for alfrescocafes,shops, picnic areas, playgrounds and vibrant marina, or soak up the history and culture in the provincial city ofMaryborough.

Join our Hospital and Health Service family and see what it's like to be in a supportive workplace with engaged teams working together to ensure

'Care, connection and compassion for all'