- Location
- Theatre St Andrews War Memorial, Australia
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Seniority
- Manager
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Clinical Nurse Manager - Anaesthetics & PACU | St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital
Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
Location: located opposite Roma St Parklands, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is just a short walk to Brisbane city
Remuneration: Competitive Salary + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Employee Benefits
Make a meaningful difference with St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
At St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, we offer world-class health care to families across Queensland and interstate and are leaders in Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery and Rehabilitation.
By bringing together exceptional people, advanced technology and contemporary models of care, we're able to deliver outstanding patient outcomes and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
An integral part of our leadership team, as a Clinical Nurse Manager - Anaesthetics & PACU, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.
Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!
Your part in our St Andrews War Memorial Hospital team
St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager to provide clinical, operational and professional leadership across our Anaesthetics and Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) services.
Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and evidence-based patient care while driving operational excellence, workforce capability and continuous improvement across these critical perioperative services.
Working collaboratively with medical specialists, perioperative leaders and multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional patient outcomes and supporting the ongoing growth and innovation of our perioperative service.
A diverse role, you will:
Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional patient-centred care across Anaesthetics and PACU.
Provide visible clinical leadership and foster a culture of professionalism, accountability and continuous learning.
Support safe and efficient operational management of Anaesthetic and Recovery services.
Drive workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives.
Champion quality, safety and clinical governance through accreditation readiness, risk management and quality improvement activities.
Monitor service performance, workforce utilisation and operational outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement.
Collaborate with medical staff and hospital leaders to enhance patient experience and clinical outcomes.
Lead service improvement, innovation and digital health initiatives that support best-practice perioperative care.
Ensure effective resource allocation, budgeting and financial stewardship to meet service objectives
What makes a difference for us?
As an experienced Perioperative leader, you will demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise, a passion for people leadership and a commitment to driving excellence in patient care.
You'll present with:
Significant leadership experience within Anaesthetics, PACU or a perioperative environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams in delivering contemporary, evidence-based patient care.
Experience managing workforce planning, operational performance and service delivery within a complex healthcare environment.
Strong knowledge of clinical governance, risk management, accreditation and quality improvement principles.
Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders and drive positive service outcomes.
Expertise in budget management, resource allocation and financial accountability.
Excellent communication, collaboration and people leadership skills.
Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification and current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to nursing leadership.
Highly regarded:
Post Graduate Qualification in Perioperative Nursing, Anaesthetics or Critical Care.
Post Graduate Qualification in Leadership or Management.
Experience leading large perioperative teams within a private hospital environment.
Experience implementing service improvement, innovation or digital health initiatives.
Experience with workforce management and clinical information systems including TrendCare, Kronos, Cerner or similar platforms.
What makes a difference for you?
NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.
