Employment Details
Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
Location: Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Remuneration: Competitive Salaried Position + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
Relocation: Relocation Assistance may be available by negotiation
Applications may be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.
About the Hospital
As one of the Sunshine Coast's largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that's 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one‐on‐one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
An integral part of our team, as a Clinical Nurse Manager, 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!
Role Overview
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Clinical Services, you will oversee the operational leadership and development of our 3B Surgical Ward handling predominately orthopaedics and in addition urology and vascular patients, applying your operational knowledge, leadership capability and communication skills to effectively lead your team to success across our state‐of‐the‐art complex. You'll collaborate effectively with other healthcare leader in the hospital, including Nurse Management, working together to deliver optimal patient‐outcomes through advancing the delivery of exceptional clinical care.
Responsibilities
Achieve optimal patient outcomes and objectives through effective leadership and direction
Lead your people through identifying opportunities for development, learning, and improvement.
Build a cooperative working environment between members of a multi-disciplinary team, applying your skills to build a high functioning and outcome focused unit
Maintain professional standards of practice through the evaluation of services and through key strategies
Ensure optimal procurement and allocation of resources, including recruitment and budgeting to achieve optimal service objectives
Qualifications & Experience
Extensive senior clinical expertise and skills in Orthopaedics, urology or vascular
Leadership experience in the provision of comprehensive evidence‐based patient care
Expertise and skills in managing a cost centre budget and people management




Evidence of contribution to ongoing quality initiatives and improvements
Ongoing commitment to self‐evaluation and professional development
Post‐registration qualifications relevant to the area of nursing practice and/or people management/leadership qualifications are highly desirable.
Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment
Benefits & Perks
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.
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
Work Arrangements & Leave
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
Diversity & Inclusion
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.
Child Safe Commitment
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
Safety & Safeguarding
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.
About UnitingCare
UNITINGCARE is 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 Secure, 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 straightforward– everybody iswelcome 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 protected 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.
We're on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it's time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.
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📌 Clinical Nurse Manager (Queensland)
🏢 UnitingCare Hospital
📍 Queensland