AddressWe are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
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.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
Join us at Metro South Health 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.
About the Role
- This role reports professionally and operationally to Assistant Nursing Director, Heart, Lung and Critical Care Services
- This position has professional and operational responsibility of approximately 55 FTE.
- The role has direct financial and human resource delegations in accordance with MSH Financial Sub-Delegations Manual and MSH Human Resource Sub-Delegations Manual. The Nurse Unit Manager provides comprehensive Human Resource management of nursing staff. Is responsible for recruitment, performance appraisal and the development of subordinate staff; whilst applying the Business Planning Framework principles for effective staffing and rostering inclusive of demand fluctuations and enables consistent high quality patient care.
- Accountable for delivery of contemporary nursing practice, patient outcomes and the achievement of associated service performance targets/indicators within the Coronary Care Unit and Ward 3E.
- Demonstrate advanced specialised Coronary Care Unit knowledge, experience, clinical skills and the application of evidenced informed nursing practice and theory.
- Plan and lead the Coronary Care Unit and human, material and financial resource management strategies and processes, regularly evaluating to ensure effectiveness.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.
