An exciting opportunity exists for a Nurse Unit Manager- Acute Services Unit to lead and manage the coordination of clinical practice and person-centred nursing care working with the multi-disciplinary team. The Nurse Unit Manager will provide both clinical and managerial leadership which ensures the efficient and effective use of human and material resources in the Acute Services Unit within a dynamic health environment. The Acute Services Unit is a 26 bed acute medical and surgical ward. The primary role of the ward is to provide timely, accessible and appropriate adult inpatient health services using evidence based best practice care to patients with acute illness or injury, and short stay post-surgical care.

Job details

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

The SCHHS is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead the achievement of positive patient outcomes by:
  • Ensuring that the unit is adequately and appropriately resourced regarding material, financial and human resources.
  • Participating directly or indirectly in the delivery of person-centred nursing care.
  • Taking accountability and responsibility for ensuring practice is evidence based; participating in research and continually monitoring and evaluating nursing activity in the specialty area in relation to the service's performance indicators and relevant standards.
  • Establishing and maintaining partnerships with the multidisciplinary team at unit, service and organisational levels.
• Embed a positive workplace culture by developing and maintaining an effective nursing team that works collaboratively with colleagues, patients and their carers.
• Provide nursing leadership that drives system and quality improvement initiatives and change management.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for own actions and delegation of nursing care to Registered Midwives (RMs), Registered Nurses (RNs), Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs).

Remuneration value up to $164 212 p.a., comprising salary between $132 562 - $143 924 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7). Applications will remain current for 12 months . Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered). 

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

This role may be eligible for the Queensland Workforce Attraction and Incentive Scheme.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

Further information

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

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Documents

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

• Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guide 04 12 2023 (PDF, 330KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  SC580150-RD (PDF, 474KB)
  Role Description