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Ready to grow your career? Lead one of the region’s most dynamic and specialised cardiac services as a Nurse Unit Manager, providing expert leadership across the Coronary Care Unit, Cardiac Ward, Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, and Community and Outpatient Cardiology Services. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the delivery of exceptional patient care across the full spectrum of cardiac services while driving innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 7
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CAH691623
Closing date 17-Sep-2026
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Fortnightly salary
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Salary Other
Job duration Please see Role Description
Contact person Justin Ryan
Contact details 0457 317 766
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About us:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) provides a level 5 Cardiology Service as classified by the Clinical Services Capabilities Framework. The service delivers interventional and non-interventional inpatient and outpatient services for patients located in both the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role:

In this position you will…..

- Provide effective and efficient management of service in collaboration with the Nursing Director/Director of Nursing, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based care.




- Demonstrate sound knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and theory and participates directly or indirectly in the delivery of clinical care to individual/groups.
- Lead and coordinate quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective services.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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📌 Nurse Unit Manager (Cardiology) - Cairns
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