Assistant Nursing Director - Surgical Ambulatory Services, Queensland Health

Job Description

Assistant Nursing Director - Surgical Ambulatory Services The Division of Surgery is looking for an Assistant Nursing Director - Surgical Ambulatory Services to join their team. The Division of Surgery provides comprehensive tertiary and quaternary specialty inpatient, ambulatory, outpatient, and perioperative services in a large variety of specialty units at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. These services provide specialised multidisciplinary care to patients and their families within the Division, utilising advanced practice models of care that result in optimal patient outcomes and cost-efficient services. We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence. We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring. 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. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in healthcare, teaching, research, and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. About the Role Responsible for the achievement of operational and strategic performance targets, evaluations, and outcomes in line with operational plans, service targets, and national and state benchmarks. Accountable for coordination of services and standards and application of corporate and clinical governance for Division of Surgery Surgical Ambulatory services. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of contemporary nursing theory and practice and innovative models of care; linking models with monitoring to ensure best practice and implementing strategies to ensure nurses work to full scope of practice. Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement, and Excellence shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision-making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other, and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day. We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr