We 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

The Nurse Manager role provides coordination and guidance in relation to nursing management practises by enabling and supporting operational and strategic organisational/divisional goals; working in collaboration with other Grade 7's supporting the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Heart, Lung and Critical Care Division in overall efficient and effective management, benchmarking, maintaining standards and optimising patient/program outcomes.

The position will also manage and coordinate various project initiatives using up-to-date clinical knowledge and best practices whilst promoting continuous improvement of service delivery across the division.  This position will lead sustainable strategic change through management of divisional projects and clinical redesign initiatives, in a dynamic multidisciplinary healthcare environment to achieve outcomes that promote optimal patient care outcomes and efficiencies.

• Apply critical thinking and reasoning, advanced problem-solving skills and expert clinical and non-clinical judgement in supporting the overall management of the service.
• Plan and deliver strategies and/or processes that result in the effective and efficient management of data/resources/finances with regular evaluation to confirm validity and integrity.
• Apply and adhere to organisational policies, including policies relating to human resources, work health and safety, and finance including the Business Planning Framework.
• Participate in the ongoing professional development of self and others at a high level.

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 ( 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 ( http://www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team ).