Patient Flow Manager | Buderim Hospital Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Opportunity Available Location: Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast QLD Remuneration: Attractive Salary on offer + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private 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 Patient Flow 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!
Your part in our Buderim Hospital team
In this pivotal leadership role, you will be the direct line manager to a team of After-Hours Nurse Managers and the Casual Pool Nursing Workforce, delivering service excellence and providing support for quality, improvement, staff development and risk management across all hospital departments.
You'll be responsible for the movement of patients through the hospital and for ensuring safe and efficient patient care.
You will:
Work in collaboration with the hospital leadership team to coordinate patient flow, ensuring efficient allocation of patients to beds in line with our bed management and access strategy.
Work to achieve optimal patient outcomes and exceptional patient satisfaction
Facilitate and manage effective communication across the hospital and with key stakeholders, including consultation with pre-admission office, Clinical Nurse Managers, Clinical Liaison Nurse and VMO's.
Collaborate with your peers day-to-day to ensure the provision of a coordinated nursing service, allowing for a highly functional service that supports excellent bed management and patient flow.
Recruit to ensure adequate staffing, maintaining a flexible workforce to support patient occupancy, ensuring budget and performance indicators are managed effectively.
Lead the team to contribute to the hospital's strategic plan, develop actions plans and formulate policy and procedure as required.
Contribute to the hospital's Quality Improvement Program by recommending and overseeing improvement projects and assisting with audit activities as required.
Promote the importance of maintaining the dignity of the patient and patient confidentiality.
Respond to emergencies, as required.
What makes a difference for us?
As an experienced nursing clinician, you will showcase a working knowledge of contemporary nursing practices, being actively across current and emerging healthcare service delivery trends.
With strong communication skills,



you'll be confident facilitating communication within a large organisation, effectively collaborating with stakeholders to manage and negotiate outcomes.
What you need for this role (Qualifications, experience and skills)
Bachelor of Nursing / current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
Demonstrate extensive experience in a leadership role or senior role within a patient flow specialty with the skills and the ability to manage and support an after-hours team.
Financial acumen and the demonstrated ability to manage resources within budget.
Knowledge of legislation, Acts and Regulations relevant to healthcare service delivery.
Knowledge of or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of corporate policies and procedures, Risk, Safety & Quality, HR, Emergency Response, Financial Acumen.
Proficiency with the MS Suite of products and the use of internal systems, eg Cerner, Kronos and Trendcare is desirable.
Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment.
What makes a difference for you?
(Benefits and Culture)
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.
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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 opportunitiesto 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
About us (Company culture & values)
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 secure, 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 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 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.
UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital.
When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger.
We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do.
People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts.
For more than 100 years we've been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.
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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📌 Patient Flow Manager (Queensland)
🏢 UnitingCare Hospital
📍 Queensland