Ready to take the next step in your ICU leadership career? Join Rockhampton Hospital as Associate Nurse Unit Manager and help lead Central Queensland’s only Intensive Care Unit.

Working alongside the Nurse Unit Manager, you’ll combine advanced clinical practice with operational leadership across staffing, workforce development, patient flow, clinical governance and quality improvement.

This permanent full-time opportunity offers the chance to influence ICU practice, develop and support your team and contribute to safe, high-quality critical care for patients from across Central Queensland.

Job details

About us:

Rockhampton Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is the only ICU within Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, providing complex multisystem intensive care for patients from across the region. Our contemporary unit operates as a Level 5 Adult and Level 4 Paediatric ICU, with eight operational beds and capacity to flex to ten depending on staffing. The team provides advanced life support including ventilation, renal replacement therapy and invasive cardiovascular monitoring.

About the role:

Take the next step in your critical care leadership career as Associate Nurse Unit Manager within Rockhampton Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.

Working in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager, you'll combine advanced clinical practice with operational leadership, supporting the safe and effective day-to-day running of the ICU. You'll play an important role in staffing and skill mix, workforce development, patient flow, clinical governance and quality improvement, while providing leadership in the NUM's absence when required.

This is an opportunity to influence how the unit operates, support and develop your colleagues, and contribute to a positive, accountable and high-performing ICU team.

About you:

You'll be an experienced Registered Nurse with strong critical care capability and the confidence to step into a senior clinical and operational leadership role.

You'll bring advanced clinical judgement, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment. Just as importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys developing others, building an engaged team culture and working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA is mandatory. A postgraduate qualification in Intensive Care Nursing is highly desirable, with postgraduate qualifications in leadership and/or management also highly regarded.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $149,968 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $64.92 - $66.29 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) RK6I693132

Applications close: Wednesday, 7 October 2026

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Further information

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Documents

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• RK6I693132 - ANUM ICU (PDF)
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF)