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Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Mackay, QLD
A$121,352 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Nursing - Management
Full-time
On-site

Posted 29 days ago


Role details

The Nursing Services and Productivity Team at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Associate Nurse Unit Manager to join their team on a temporary basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager is a registered nurse who supports and works collaboratively with the Nurse Unit Manger and Assistant Director of Nursing & Midwifery, Workforce and Informatics. This role provides leadership and direction to nursing staff and is responsible for the facilitation and provisions of operations and Human Resource Management consistent with contemporary standards and best practice within Nursing Services and Productivity.

About the Team

The Nursing/Midwifery Resources Team supports organisational and business strategy with a specific focus on the Nursing and Midwifery workforce. There is a connection with various stakeholders to bring about the planning of Nursing and Midwifery workforce to meet the needs of the patient, the staff, and the organisation. The Nursing/Midwifery Resource Units core business has recently expanded to become a centralised nursing recruitment hub for the MHHS.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

  • Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • A diverse work culture
  • Career development
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Education opportunities, Study and Research
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance
  • Fitness Passport

About Mackay Hospital and Health Service

Bowen, QLD, Australia
Healthcare & Medical

Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being.

Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.

What do we do?

Every day in Queensland Health:

• $29.980 million is spent on public health services

• 603 women are screened for breast cancer

• 1,309 people receive residential care in 20 aged care facilities

• 120 babies are born in acute public hospitals

• 760 callers are given clinical advice by qualified nurses through 13HEALTH

• 70 health services provide clinical consultations using state-wide videoconference technology.

• 6400 patient meals are served every day in Brisbane’s public hospitals alone.

• And much more!

In addition, $7 billion is being spent to build and expand our hospitals and health services for communities across the State, creating 40,000 construction jobs.

For a full list of our services, please visit http://www.health.qld.gov.au/about_qhealth/default.asp

Queensland Health also works with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) to deliver quality health services to Queenslanders. DOHA's responsibilities cover general practitioners, Medicare, immunisation, aged care, implementation of the National Health and Hospitals Network, private health insurance, pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS), mental health, after hours GP helpline, and a range of other initiatives. More information on what DOHA does can be found here: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-overview.htm

To provide better patient outcomes, Queensland Health links with a number of organisations, community groups, and General Practitioners. Queensland Health is committed to providing a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders. The Health Services Information Agency’s (HSIA) role is focused on delivering and sustaining critical information services and innovative technology solutions to support delivery of healthcare services for Queenslanders. The Agency is currently transitioning to become a commercialised business unit within the Department of Health. The core behaviours of our team are based on collaboration, innovation and customer focus. Queensland Health’s Health Services Information Agency is one of the largest Information Communication Technology (ICT) operations in the state. In particular, we deliver: - Reliable access to Queensland Health's major information systems through a wide variety of desktop computers, laptops, personal computing devices and telephones. - Leadership and guidance in identifying and resolving the information and technology implications of changes in healthcare. - Innovation and ICT solutions and programs such as eHealth. - Leadership in the development and implementation of information management and ICT strategies, policies and standards. - Facilitation of governance to ensure the greatest health care value is obtained from investments that leverage information and ICT.

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