Part Time & Full Time Nurse Unit Manager & Clinical Nurse positions available.

Job Description

Flexible Work Schedules Innovative Care Model Above Award Wages 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. KnG Healthcare operates two sites on the Gold Coast tailored to different patient cohorts. Parkwood Lower Acuity Accommodation: Parkwood Lower Acuity Accommodation operates in a hotel environment, offering an innovative model of care designed as an alternative to traditional multi-day inpatient hospital stays. This service focuses on facilitating a seamless transition for patients from acute care settings to the community, ensuring continuity of care and supporting their ongoing recovery in a comfortable and supportive environment. Extended Care Model: KnG Healthcare’s Extended Care 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 or Clinical Nurse your role will include: Providing professional and operational leadership and direction for the service and staff. Providing leadership and support to the clinical team by ensuring staff have professional development and educational opportunities, clinical supervision, and mentoring. Ensuring that the unit is adequately and appropriately resourced (human resources, materials, and financial resources). Accountable and responsible for ensuring practice is contemporary, evidence-based and continually monitoring 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. Demonstrating excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with relevant stakeholders to ensure safety and promote excellence and service improvement. Providing effective human resources management. Assuming individual accountability to meet professional practice standards relevant to the position. Demonstrating a high level of proficiency in the understanding, application, analysis, and interpretation of professional clinical and management knowledge and experience to provide sound advice and direction. Developing and implementing management support for change processes, risk management practices, and service improvement activities. Being responsible for the utilisation of data systems and analysis to inform service improvement opportunities. Following The Nursing & Midwifery Board’s Standards for Practice and Scope of Practice and Capabilities of nurses. Staffing Responsibilities: Directly supervising the nursing workforce and being responsible for the clinical care provided. The position will also provide leadership, direction, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure excellence of clinical care. 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 framework. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr