Nurse Unit Manager, Surgical Ward 2H

at  Queensland Health

About the Role: The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is responsible for leading and coordinating the Surgical Ward 2H to achieve best practice standards for clinical practice, patient centred care within a healthcare team, and is responsible for the provision of effective and efficient human, material and financial resource management.

About You: You will understand Metro South Health’s values, have a genuine desire to join our team, share our purpose to deliver quality healthcare everyday to our community.You will contribute to our team with your passion and expertise in discipline/position title with the ability to:

• excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in handling a wide range of enquiries and providing excellent customer service, and the ability to use their empathy and discretion related to sensitive situations
• well-developed negotiation, conflict resolution, relationship building and influencing skills
• strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise workloads during busy periods
• Capability to work autonomously and within a team-environment, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values underpin what we care about as a health service, how we treat each other and our commitment to caring for the community. 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 committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
Logan Hospital: You’ll be joining Logan Hospital at the most exciting time in its 33-year history! We’re the major health centre for the Logan region - one of the fasted growing regions in Queensland with one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state.
Our community is one of the most diverse in Australia, with 27 per cent of residents born overseas. This brings a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. We provide a broad range of healthcare services from birth through to end-of-life, including medical, surgical, mental health, maternity, paediatrics and rehabilitation.
Now’s the time to join the team at Logan Hospital. With Queensland’s largest ever hospital expansion with a total capital investment of more than half a billion dollars underway, you’ll have all the benefits of working for a big, metropolitan hospital, while being part of a ‘small town’ team that values who you are and what you do.
Logan Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

About You: You will understand Metro South Health’s values, have a genuine desire to join our team, share our purpose to deliver quality healthcare everyday to our community.You will contribute to our team with your passion and expertise in discipline/position title with the ability to:

• excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in handling a wide range of enquiries and providing excellent customer service, and the ability to use their empathy and discretion related to sensitive situations
• well-developed negotiation, conflict resolution, relationship building and influencing skills
• strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise workloads during busy periods
• Capability to work autonomously and within a team-environment, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing prioritie