Children's Health Queensland (CHQ) is seeking a Nurse Manager, Surgical Planning and Access to join our Division of Surgery & Perioperative Services. In this pivotal leadership role, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to manage and optimize surgical access and planning across all specialties. You'll be responsible for coordinating nursing management practices, leading a high-performing team, and ensuring our surgical activities meet Department of Health performance objectives.

Job details

About the Team

The division of surgery & perioperative services at CHQ provides a comprehensive state-wide consultant-led tertiary referral service providing ambulatory and in-patient care.  The multiple specialty teams provide quaternary care for pre-term infants, babies, children, and young people requiring emergency, urgent and planned acute care. 

About the Role

In keeping with the standard requirements of The Nurse Manager (NM) role, the NM Surgical Planning and Access (SPA) provides coordination and guidance in relation to nursing management practises by enabling and supporting operational and strategic organisational/divisional goals.  The role works in collaboration with the Surgical Access Coordinator in leading the Surgical Planning and Access team to deliver and efficient and effective management system for accessing and planning surgery across CHQ.  This will require working with senior nursing peers in specialty services and administration leads with the division.

This role also works to deliver operational surgical activity outcomes in line with the Department of Health performance objectives devolved to Children's Health Queensland that may change from time to time in response to internal and external factors.  As an influential role within the Division of Surgery & Perioperative Services, the NM SPA, will lead to the development, implementation, and continual improvement of strategies in partnership with the Surgical Access Coordinator. The role will collaboratively oversee the systems and processes that plan access and surgical/procedural lists for all surgical specialties in keeping with defined timelines and scheduled access.  It is expected the role will build and foster high-performing systems of surgical access and planning that is focused on all aspects of the surgical journey from long-term, complex patient/family pre-operative optimisation and coordination to the management of daily perioperative challenges.

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, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit 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)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  653292 - NG7 NM Surgical Planning and Access - RD (PDF, 595KB)
  Role Description