Your new role:

As the Associate Nurse Manager, you'll work alongside the Nurse Unit Manager and Assistant Director of Nursing to provide operational leadership across the Patient Flow Program. You'll play a key role in coordinating patient movement, managing capacity and resources, and supporting secure, high-quality care across the organisation.

Provide advanced nursing leadership and clinical decision-making across a broad range of specialties.

Coordinate patient flow and support timely, safe movement of patients across the health service.

Monitor activity, patient acuity and staffing requirements to optimise allocations and models of care.

Work collaboratively with the Emergency Department, IAC, TCH, BEC and Patient Access Coordination Hub.

About you:

You're an experienced Registered Nurse and confident clinical leader who can combine advanced nursing knowledge with strong operational, communication and problem-solving skills. You'll bring specialist knowledge of patient flow and the ability to work collaboratively across complex healthcare environments.

Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge, skills and competence in patient flow and nursing practice.

Strong leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving and clinical coordination skills.

Ability to effectively manage human, material and financial resources.

Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.

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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 leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Patient Flow Program (PFP) manages patient admissions, discharges, and transfers through various units (Patient Flow Unit (PFU), Transit Care Hub (TCH), Interim Admission Centre (IAC) and Bed Egress Coordinators (BEC) to ensure efficient hospital operations, safe patient care, and smooth transitions. It also oversees after-hours hospital management and staffing via the After-Hours Nurse Managers and Nurse Pools.

It provides governance, real-time and retrospective data analysis (using tools like Capacity Planner and PFM) to monitor trends, drive service improvements, and inform decision-making. It supports staff education, maintains procedures, and ensures compliance with safety, budget, and legislative requirements.

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.

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📌 Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Patient Flow Unit (Brisbane)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Brisbane