The primary focus of this role is to provide high level management and leadership skills across a medium professional multidisciplinary/multi-specialist child and youth mental health team.

Job details

Please note: this position can also be filled by an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker or Speech Pathologist as per the attached Role Description.

The Role

An opportunity has become available for several Nurse Unit Managers (Mental Health) to join our Continuing Care Team and Evolve Therapeutic Services at Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 13 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.

About our Teams

• The Continuing Care Team (CCT) Central aims to offer a recovery-orientated approach that is person and family-centred, strengths based, collaborative and empowering. There is an emphasis on consumer choice, building resilience and enhancing opportunities for social inclusion.
• The Evolve Therapeutic Services Team provides dedicated care to young people in out of home placement and have a severe mental illness. The team works in partnership with the Department of Child Safety services in the Gold Coast Region.

You will

• Provide clinical and operational leadership, direction, and management to specialist multidisciplinary teams of mental health professionals
• Represent mental health services through collaboration with government and non-government agencies, establishing an interagency approach to service development and implementation
• Provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals including leading the service toward the achievement of best practice standards in Mental Health
• Advocate for appropriate resources, service provision and decision making to ensure comprehensive and efficient quality client outcomes

About you

To be successful in this position you will require:

• A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia
• Be credentialed through the College of Mental Health Nurses (or be prepared to work towards a credential in Mental Health Nursing)
• A Masters or higher qualification within a relevant area is highly desirable
• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
• Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
• Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost)

Benefits

• Flexible work options
• Career Development
• Salary Packaging
• Modern Facilities
• Diverse Work Culture
• Research Opportunities
• 12.75% super
• 17.5% leave loading

Salary

• Temporary full time (4 and 9 month contracts with the possibility of extension)
• Base salary ranging from $5 557.50 - $5 798.90 per fortnight

About Gold Coast Health

• Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
• Annual operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion
• More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
• Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
• Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
• A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
• Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your application by Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Gold Coast Health is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment. Please contact the nominated person if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout this recruitment process.

Job Ad reference: GC683550

Please note: no third-party applications will be accepted.

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.

• Gold Coast Health PPM (PDF)
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF)
  
  GC683550 - RD HP5 CCT (PDF)
  
  GC683550 - RD HP5 Evolve (PDF)
  
  GC683550 - RD NG7 Evolve (PDF)
  
  GC683550 - RD NG7 CCT (PDF)