Provide contemporary operational and professional senior leadership and oversight for the services located within and connected to the Disruption, Disaster and Patient Management Services (DDPMS) unit at Children’s Health Queensland.

Job details

About the Team

The Disruption, Disaster and Patient Management Services (DDPMS) unit incorporates the Disruption and Disaster Management Unit (DDMU), Infection Management and Prevention (IMPS), Clinical Consumables and Equipment Advice and, oversight of the Clinical Consumable and Equipment Loans Service (CCELS). 

Role Details

• Lead the Disruption and Disaster Management Unit (DDMU) in its objective to manage organisational disruption safely and effectively across CHQ.
• Lead the Infection Management and Prevention Service (IMPS) nursing team including the important links this team have with planning, readiness, and response to organisational disruption and disaster.
• CHQ wide vaccine preventable disease (VPD) program for all CHQ staff.
• Engagement with operational and clinical teams to ensure safe and reliable access to appropriate clinical consumable products and clinical / medical equipment.
• Lead the Clinical Consumable and Equipment Loans Service (CCELS).
• Partner with Divisional and Executive leadership across the organisation to support equitable and high-quality care provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families.
• Work in partnership with the Children's Health Queensland Nursing Leadership to fulfil the accountabilities of this role in accordance with CHQ HHS key performance indicators and Queensland Health's core values, as outlined above.
• Contribute to timely reporting of data and financial management requirements to internal governance committees, the Executive Leadership Team and the CHQ Board.
• Shape clinical and corporate governance; and provides the coordination of service delivery, human and material management, expertise in health care team communication and highly developed data analysis and fiscal management to facilitate safe, quality, effective and efficient healthcare provision.
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of systems and processes.
• Responsible for providing timely reporting of data and financial management requirements to internal governance committees, Executive Leadership Team and the CHQ Board.
• The role will be required to participate in the Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) Nursing Director on-call roster.

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 HSS

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
• Competitive renumeration
• 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.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; Please review the Role Description and Application Pack for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  640721 - NG11 Nursing Director Patient Management Services (PDF, 580KB)
  Role Description