Lead Respiratory Services as a Nurse Unit Manager in Princess Alexandra Hospital

Lead a dedicated Respiratory Unit delivering exceptional patient‑centred care while driving clinical excellence, workforce development and operational success. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to influence service delivery, support innovation and inspire a high‑performing multidisciplinary team.

Your New Role

As the Nurse Unit Manager, you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership to a busy Respiratory Unit, ensuring the delivery of safe, high‑quality, evidence‑based care.

- Lead and coordinate the Respiratory Unit to deliver exceptional patient‑centred care.
- Drive clinical excellence through quality improvement, governance and evidence‑based practice.
- Manage workforce planning, budgets, rostering and operational performance.
- Foster a positive team culture through mentoring, education and professional development.

About you

You’re an experienced nursing leader with a passion for respiratory care and a proven ability to inspire teams, improve services and deliver outstanding patient outcomes.

- Demonstrated expertise in respiratory nursing and contemporary clinical practice.
- Strong operational management skills across workforce, finance and resource planning.
- Proven ability to lead change, quality improvement and clinical governance initiatives.
- Exceptional communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.

What We Can Offer You

- A family‑friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland’s laid‑back lifestyle.
- A recognized teaching and research excellence, with strong ties to Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions.
- Opportunities to build a long‑term career with countless chances to learn and grow, no matter your role.




- Benefits of working for Queensland’s world‑class public health system, including generous leave entitlements, an attractive salary and remuneration package, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us

PAH Respiratory Sleep and Mycobacterial Medicine (RSMM) Department provides a coordinated, holistic tertiary (level 6) inpatient and outpatient service for patients affected with respiratory illnesses utilizing a multidisciplinary approach while maintaining a protected environment, resulting in optimal patient outcomes and a cost‑efficient service.

The RSMM Department Nursing Services includes:

- Ward 2D
- Respiratory Acute Care Unit (RACU)
- Sleep Disorders Centre (SDC) nurses
- Acute Respiratory 2D Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Respiratory Outpatient Department
- Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service (MSCTBS) Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Lung Cancer/Lung Nodule Coordinator Clinical Nurse Consultants
- Chronic Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant

Ward 2D is a 28‑bed unit that provides care to patients with chronic obstructive airway disease, interstitial lung disease, asthma, lung cancer, sleep disorders, respiratory failure and a small number of cardiology patients. Ward 2D also includes four (4) Respiratory Acute Care Unit (RACU) beds, each with capacity for continual non‑invasive monitoring including blood pressure and oxygen saturations (not telemetry). The Ward 2D NUM is also responsible for the nursing staff in the Sleep Disorder Centre (SDC).

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientations and family responsibilities to apply.

Occupational group: Health – Nursing

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📌 Nurse Unit Manager - Respiratory Department (2D) (Brisbane City)
🏢 Metro South Health
📍 Brisbane City