Lead, Inspire and Optimise Nursing Workforce!

Temporary full-time opportunity for an experienced Nurse Manager to lead nursing workforce services, supporting workforce strategy, operational excellence and high-quality patient care at Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital.

Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS09690286
Closing date 01-Sep-2026
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Fortnightly salary
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Salary Other
Job duration 11 months
Contact person Mel McCusker
Contact details (07) 3845 7626
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Your new role:

As the Nurse Manager – Workforce, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Nursing Workforce Service, coordinating the Casual Nursing Pool, Permanent Relief Pool and AIN Nursing Support Service. You will work closely with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure the right workforce is available to meet service needs and organisational priorities.

- Lead workforce planning, staffing strategies and resource management across nursing services.
- Provide professional and operational leadership to approximately 38 permanent pool FTE and 150+ casual staff.
- Drive workforce improvement, quality initiatives, performance monitoring and evidence-informed practice.
- Collaborate with senior nursing leaders to optimise staffing, service outcomes and workforce capability.

About you:

You are an experienced nursing leader with strong workforce management capabilities and the ability to lead teams through change in a complex healthcare environment. You will bring sound judgement, advanced communication skills and a strategic approach to workforce planning and service delivery.

- Demonstrated senior nursing leadership and workforce management experience.
- Robust knowledge of Best Practice Rostering, Business Planning Framework and WorkMapp.
- Proven ability to manage staff, budgets, performance and workforce-related priorities.
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation and change leadership skills.
- Proficiency in systems including Excel, IWFM, myHR, ieMR and Power BI.

What we can offer you:





- We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
- We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
- We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
- You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous

and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 better together.

Further information

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Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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