Townsville University Hospital are seeking an experienced and outcome driven Nurse Manager to join the Patient Flow Support Unit. There are two permanent part-time positions available, each working 64 hours per fortnight.
The Nurse Manager Patient Flow Support Unit is responsible for the management of the resources and activities that support clinical access, patient flow and hospital operations across a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.
Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.
Eligible Health Workers who move to Queensland from interstate and international jurisdictions to take up permanent employment may receive up to $20,000 (pro rata) in incentive payments
under the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive Scheme
The role
The Nurse Manager has key responsibilities for proactively managing patient access, patient flow, staffing replacement and bed capacity management across through the hospital. The Nurse Manager is responsible for the Townsville University Hospital campus management outside business hours.
Employment Term
- Permanent part-time
(Two positions available, each working 64 hours per fortnight)
Benefits
- Wage rate ranges between $66.85-$72.58 p.h. (NG7)
- Annual leave with 17.5% loading
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- Professional Dvelopment allowance + leave
- Other employment benefits may include: salary sacrificing options, uniform and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.
Role requirements
- Mandatory: Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent is a mandatory qualification for this position.
- Highly Desirable: Possession of a relevant postgraduate qualification in an appropriate field is highly desirable. Such experience may be discipline specific or have a service area focus.
- Shift Workers: Appointees will be required to work all shifts in accordance with the unit roster, which will include participation in an on-call roster.
The ideal applicant will be someone who has proven ability and can demonstrate the following:
- Proven ability to provide expert nursing leadership and coordination with evidence-based nursing care in a multidisciplinary environment consistent with contemporary nursing practice.
- Sound knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and theory and the ability to apply relevant legislation, guidelines and standards.
- Ability to integrate the strategic direction and priorities for quality improvement into the clinical service, establishing a quality framework.
- Demonstrated advanced leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution and change management skills to ensure customer focused service provision amongst the multidisciplinary team. Demonstrated high level of communication skills required for problem solving and decision making.
- Proven ability to use information and reporting systems appropriate to the position.
- Ability to demonstrate ongoing professional development of self and others.
- Understanding of teaching and learning in the health care environment (adult learning principles) with demonstrated clinical teaching and facilitation skills.
For additional information regarding the responsibilities and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.
Townsville North Queensland
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Please download the Role Description for future reference.
This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role:
Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis.
Documents
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