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Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Woolloongabba
Advance Your Nursing Leadership in Ward 3C
Join a high-performing Cardiothoracic Unit as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager, supporting exceptional patient care through strong clinical leadership, teamwork and innovation. This role is permanent part time for 24 hours per fortnight at Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (2) |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS02674743 |
| Closing date | 12-Feb-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent Part-time |
| Contact person | Tania Cox |
| Contact details | (07) 3176 6345 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
As the Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM), you will work in close partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager to provide operational and clinical leadership within Ward 3C, a busy 28-bed Cardiothoracic Unit caring for surgical, cardiology and complex patients. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing day-to-day operational leadership and clinical oversight in collaboration with the NUM
- Supporting safe, high-quality and cost-effective nursing care aligned with best practice
- Coordinating staffing, workload management and patient flow based on acuity
- Leading and mentoring nursing staff to foster a positive, learning-focused culture
About you:
You are a motivated and capable nursing leader with a strong clinical background and a passion for developing people and improving patient outcomes. You will bring:
- Advanced clinical expertise and leadership experience within an acute care setting
- Strong communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated ability to support, mentor and guide nursing staff
- A commitment to person-centred care, quality improvement and professional excellence
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What we can offer you:
- We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
- We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
- We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
- 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.
About us:
Princess Alexandra Hospital:
The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.
We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.
We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.
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.
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