Nurse Unit Manager - KnG Extended Care - Gold Coast

About KnG Healthcare:

KnG Healthcare offers an extensive range of healthcare services and staffing solutions, catering to both the public and private sectors across Australia. KnG Healthcare is committed to responding to the current and future health needs of the Australian community. We cultivate a quality and safety culture defined by compassion, collaboration, and innovation. 

Our mission is centred on delivering contemporary and sustainable healthcare outcomes supported by a dedicated team.

Our Vision

To be a trusted leader in healthcare, recognised globally for attracting and empowering exceptional people who are committed to delivering meaningful care to our clients and the communities we serve.

Our Mission

To deliver safe, sustainable, and client-focused healthcare solutions through our people, innovation, and technology.

Our Values

Caring - Creating a culture that includes, cares and celebrates diversity.

Adaptability - Embracing change with confidence, flexibility, and a solutions-focused mindset

Resilience - Supporting our people and services with strength, respect, and consistency in times of challenge.

Innovation - Driving progress through creative thinking and evidence-based, person-centred care models.

Nurturing - Enabling growth within our team and relationships with our partners

Gratitude - Recognising and celebrating the contributions and successes of our people, clients and collaborators.

Extended Care Model: 

KnG Healthcare’s Extended Care Service, located at Nerang is specifically tailored to accommodate older patients who require healthcare services for an extended period of time. These patients continue to require health care in a clinically supported environment to assist with their complex discharge needs following an acute inpatient stay. Our model creates a restorative and healing environment for patients, prioritising their well-being and continuing their healthcare while simultaneously progressing discharge plans.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Nurse Unit Manager, your role will include:

• Demonstrate values that are congruent with the vision, mission and values of KnG Healthcare.
• Provide situational leadership to retain a calm environment when dealing with operational issues in the clinical environment.
• Providing professional and operational leadership and direction for the service and staff
• Provide leadership and support to the clinical team by ensuring staff have appropriate professional development and educational opportunities, clinical supervision and mentoring.
• Ensure that the unit is adequately and appropriately resourced including human resources, equipment, clinical and operational supplies.
• Accountable and responsible for ensuring practice is contemporary, evidence based and continually improving monitoring in alignment with the NSQHS standards and evaluating service delivery in relation to the service’s performance indicators, clinical governance and relevant quality and safety standards.
• Responsible for the facilitation and provision of quality and cost-effective services which are consistent with contemporary standards and best practice.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with relevant stakeholders to ensure safety and promote excellence in service delivery.
• Provide effective human resources management.
• Assumes individual accountability to meet professional practice standards relevant to the position.

• Demonstrates a high level of proficiency in professional and clinical management knowledge and experience to provide sound advice and direction.
• Develop and implement management support for change processes, risk management practices and service improvement activities.
• Demonstrate capability in the utilisation of data systems and analysis to inform service improvement opportunities.
• You will be required to follow The Nursing & Midwifery Board’s Standards for Practice and Scope of Practice and Capabilities of nurses

Staffing responsibilities

• The NUM position directly supervises the nursing workforce and is responsible for the clinical care standards provided by the team. The position will also provide leadership, direction and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure excellence in clinical care and service delivery.

Requirements:

• Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Post graduate qualification in a relevant specialty.
• Advanced level of clinical management and professional practice.
• Experience in leadership roles and leading clinical teams.
• Demonstrated management of quality, safety and risk management.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound computer software and database entry skills.

Essential Documentation/Declarations:

To be considered for this position, you must provide:

• Registered Nurse qualifications and AHPRA registration.
• Police Check with no disclosable offences, ensuring suitability for employment.
• Australian Workers Rights documentation, affirming eligibility for employment in Australia.
• Compliance with Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Certification, prioritising patient and staff safety.

Join us and contribute to our mission of providing exceptional healthcare to the community in a hospital substitute clinical environment.

If you meet the qualifications and requirements, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity. KnG Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.