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Duty Nurse Manager and Patient Flow Manager


QEII Hospital

Lead clinical operations and patient flow excellence as a Duty Nurse Manager & Patient Flow Manager at QEII Jubilee Hospital.

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Join Metro South Health in a pivotal leadership role where your advanced clinical expertise and strategic workforce coordination will directly shape safe, person-centred healthcare delivery and optimal patient outcomes.

Job details

Position status Permanent,Temporary
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS11695895
Closing date 13-Nov-2026
Job duration 6-12 months
Contact person Melissa McCusker
Contact details 3182 7626
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Your new role:

  • As a Duty Nurse Manager & Patient Flow Manager, you will play a pivotal operational and clinical leadership role in driving optimal patient flow, bed allocation, and workforce coordination across the facility.
  • Strategically coordinate human staff resources and bed allocations for routine, emergency, and outpatient department admissions, while facilitating inter-hospital transfers.
  • Provide high-level clinical guidance and advanced problem-solving support to clinical teams managing patients with complex care needs.
  • Collaborate with nursing executives, divisional leaders, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders to support corporate governance, operational performance targets, and continuous quality improvement.

About you:

  • We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and forward-thinking nursing leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional, person-centred care and optimizing patient flow systems.
  • Holds current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) alongside a tertiary degree in nursing (such as a Bachelor of Nursing).
  • Demonstrates extensive specialist knowledge in contemporary nursing practice, clinical governance, change management, and health service operations.
  • Possesses highly developed interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to effectively engage internal and external stakeholders and lead multidisciplinary teams.
  • Exhibits strong expertise in strategic planning, fiscal management, and data-driven analysis utilising healthcare platforms to achieve safe staffing and organizational goals.

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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.

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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Last updated
2 May 2023

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