Director of Nursing/Midwifery (Facility Manager), Rural and Remote Services - Atherton

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Director of Nursing/Midwifery to join the Rural and Remote Services team in Atherton. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

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 ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline (PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

About us:

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 you:

You are a qualified Director of Nursing/Midwifery with effective and efficient management of high-quality services in collaboration with Director of Nursing and Midwifery/Service Director, Rural and Remote Services, the Rural and Remote Management Team, and clinical and non-clinical staff. You are confident to effectively plan, manage, and evaluate services to achieve the agreed Key Performance Indicators and targets. You possess expertise in the effective management of service budget and personnel. Delivery of efficient service budgets in accordance with the approved Service Agreement.

Your opportunity: 

The Director of Nursing and Facility Manager is responsible and accountable for the coordination of services within the specified facility and relevant Primary Health Centres, meeting service level agreement key performance indicators and agreed targets and operational leadership and management within the facility to ensure the provision of high-level services that are patient care focused and meet the needs of the community. You will participate in Facility/s on call/recall roster across Rural and Remote clusters.

Your role: 

• Provide strategic leadership to effectively plan, manage, and evaluate services to achieve the organisational goals of the facility. With particular focus on the adherence to National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and accountable also for the nursing, operational, and administrative budget for the facility.
• Provide expertise in the effective management of a service budget, personnel, and the delivery of services in an acute/community/primary health care facility using a quality framework and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Ensure delivery of compassionate, quality care, and nursing and midwifery supervision to ensure key performance indicators are met and are in line with policy and legislative requirements.
• Responsible for application and operational management of the BPF.
• Participate in budget development for the services within the portfolio.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )