Description:
Are you looking to expand your skillset within nursing management? Offender Health have a short-term opportunity for a Nurse Unit Manager to join the team. Interested? Keep reading!
The Nurse Unit Manager at the Capricornia Correctional Centre provides advanced clinical leadership and management for male prisoners, both in custody and post-release. Collaborating with Clinical Nurse Consultants, the Nurse Educator, and senior leadership, the NUM ensures safe, high-quality healthcare through exemplary nursing standards. This role partners with Queensland Corrective Services and various agencies to deliver integrated primary care, health programs, and community transition services while coordinating with CQHHS in-reach services like Mental Health and Allied Health to enhance prisoner care.
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Job details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary Position type Full-time Occupational group Health - Nursing Classification Nurse Grade 7 Workplace Location Rockhampton region Job ad reference QLD/RK5D629754 Closing date 16-Apr-2025 Salary Other $66.85 - $72.58 p.h. Job duration From 28 April 2025 for 3 months with possible ext Contact person Helen Streeter-Smith Contact details 07 4912 6342Access the National Relay Service
About us:
Capricornia Offender Health Service (COHS) is responsible for the delivery of health service to Prisoners in the Capricornia Correctional Centre (CCC) and Capricornia Correctional Farm (CCF) including workcamps. COHS provides a health service to a fluctuating population of approximately 1090 male Prisoners within CCC and CCF.
The needs of this client group vary widely and the COHS requires a flexible system that responds to urgent/non-urgent, complex, planned chronic care and preventative health needs. Prisoners can access appropriate primary care and emergency care equivalent to standard of that of the general community. COHS currently operates from a primary health care model of service delivery, with a multidisciplinary team, from the time the Prisoner enters the system, through transfers to other facilities, and to their release into the community.
About the role:
The purpose of this role is to provide advanced clinical leadership, management, and clinical expertise relevant to the care of male Prisoners at the Capricornia Correctional Centre and in the community setting for eligible Prisoners post release. The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) works in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNC's), Nurse Educator (NE) and other COHS Senior Leadership Members to support the clinical Prisoner health service in provision of safe quality healthcare through exemplary clinical nursing standards of practice in correctional nursing.
About you:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- A relevant postgraduate diploma or master's degree or working towards this will be highly regarded. Experience in correctional nursing is desirable.
What we offer:
Total monthly remuneration value of up to $13,684 is comprised of:
- An hourly rate between $66.85 - $72.58 p.h.
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% leave loading
Additional Benefits
- Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
- Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
- Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.
How to apply:
To apply, please submit the following:
- Your current CV or resume, including referees.
- A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
- Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.
Please note pre-employment checks will be carried out on applicants recommended for appointment/employment which may include confirming your qualifications, professional registration/s, previous employment history (including any previous disciplinary action), criminal history, Australian work status and vaccination requirements.
For assistance:
- Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
- Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) RK5D629754
Applications close: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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