Take the next step in your leadership journey — guide and inspire perioperative teams delivering world-class care.

Lead Bayside Health Service’s Perioperative team at Redland Hospital, Cleveland, in this temporary full-time (12-month) leadership opportunity focused on clinical excellence and compassionate, patient-centred care.

Job details

Your new role:

As the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) – Perioperative Services, you will lead a multidisciplinary team across Bayside Health Service to deliver safe, high-quality, and person-centred perioperative care. You'll ensure operational excellence and clinical governance by:

• Leading and coordinating pre-operative, theatre, anaesthetic, PACU, endoscopy, and acute pain service functions.
• Driving innovation, workforce development, and best-practice nursing standards.
• Managing human, financial, and material resources effectively to optimise outcomes.
• Supporting clinical education, staff development, and succession planning.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards across all perioperative domains.

About you:

You are a motivated and compassionate nursing leader who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. You'll bring to this role:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (RN).
• Advanced clinical knowledge and leadership experience in perioperative nursing.
• Proven ability in operational management, budgeting, and staff development.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and person-centred care.
• Postgraduate qualifications in perioperative nursing or management (desirable).

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What we can offer you:

• Opportunities to contribute to service development and clinical leadership.
• Access to learning, mentorship and leadership development pathways.
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace that values diversity and balance.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact within your local community.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Redland Hospital:

Redland Hospital is the major health centre for adults and children in the Redlands and Brisbane's southern bayside suburbs. We provide a range of services including emergency care, primary health and minor injury care, acute and subacute medicine, general surgery, maternity and paediatric, mental specialist outpatient and mental health care.

It's an exciting time as our Redlands Coast community grows bringing a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. With more beds, new and expanding services the Redland Hospital expansion provides a range of opportunities to pursue and build a long-term career, enjoy a supportive work environment, professional growth opportunities, and a vibrant community!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

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 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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS11665604_Role Description (PDF, 1.37MB)
  Role Description