Nurse Unit Manager, Ward 2, Innisfail Hospital, Rural and Remote Services

at  Queensland Health

Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme. For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline.
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

ABOUT US:

We’re committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

• Provide effective and efficient management of service in collaboration with the Director of Nursing, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based care.
• Accountable for providing sound professional leadership in dealing with significant issues related to assessment, planning, review, evaluation and coordination of service programs in a defined practice area for groups and individuals with diverse requirements.
• Lead the implementation of programs through effective use of teams, establishing clear plans, timelines and specific activities.

In your new role you will…

• Demonstrate leadership and management capability through the expressed knowledge of team engagement and human, financial and material resource management principles applicable to operational planning, coordination and evaluation of services including the Business Planning Framework.
• Demonstrate proven ability to communicate relevant, prompt and accurate information; is approachable and resourceful in working with senior colleagues and peers; uses good judgement in prioritising courses of action and is respectful to co-workers and customers.
• Demonstrates operative knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, expressing key strategies and aligned processes the Emergency/Community Health teams could undertake to achieve and sustain these care standards