Shape workforce capability and inspire excellence!

Join Metro South Health as a Nurse Unit Manager within the Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit and lead strategic education and workforce initiatives that support a capable, future-focused nursing and midwifery workforce. This temporary part time leadership role combines operational management, workforce development and quality improvement to drive excellence in education, research and evidence-based practice across the health service!

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About your role

As the Nurse Unit Manager for the Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit (NMPDU), you will provide advanced leadership and operational management to support nursing and midwifery education, workforce capability and professional development across Metro South Health. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit
• Provide strategic leadership across education and workforce priorities
• Manage human, financial and material resources effectively
• Support attraction, recruitment and retention initiatives
• Drive quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning and capability development

About you

You are an experienced and influential nursing leader with a passion for education, workforce development and continuous improvement. 

You will demonstrate:

• Advanced leadership and management capabilities
• Experience within education or workforce development settings
• Strong workforce planning and resource management skills
• Expertise in recruitment, onboarding and succession planning
• Experience managing budgets and operational performance
• Ability to analyse data and monitor key performance indicators

Check out our quick tips and application essentials!

What we can offer you:

• 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.

Logan Hospital:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

Logan Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

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 Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

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)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06685553 Role Description (PDF)