Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager / Health Practitioner Capability Development Join to apply for the Nurse Manager / Health Practitioner Capability Development role at Metro South Health. Shape the Future of Emergency Preparedness at Metro South Health Use your advanced nursing leadership to strengthen disaster readiness, response and recovery across Metro South. Role As our Nurse Manager, Capability Development, you will play a pivotal leadership role strengthening clinical disaster, emergency and continuity management capability across Metro South Health. In this role, you will: Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of clinical disaster and emergency management programs across all hospitals and facilities. Coordinate service‑wide workforce training and exercising, including clinical capability assessments and annual training needs analysis. Provide expert clinical liaison and advisory support during incident management and emergency operations, including after‑hours response when required. Drive clinical business continuity planning, ensuring services can maintain safe, high‑quality care during disruption. Build strong relationships with internal teams and external agencies, representing Metro South Health in multi‑agency exercises, committees and forums. About You You are a confident, strategic and collaborative clinical leader, committed to enhancing disaster readiness and supporting teams to deliver safe, high‑quality care in complex and evolving situations. You will bring: Advanced disaster, emergency or mass‑casualty clinical knowledge, with experience applying evidence‑based approaches to planning, training and service improvement. Proven ability to lead change, influence stakeholders and build capability across multidisciplinary teams. Strong analytical, reporting and governance skills, with the ability to manage quality systems, assess risk and translate lessons into practice. High‑level communication and education skills, including experience developing and delivering bespoke clinical training packages or exercises. What We Can Offer You A family‑friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland’s laid‑back lifestyle. A strong culture of teaching and research excellence with close ties to Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions. Opportunities for long‑term career development across a variety of roles. Access to Queensland’s world‑class public health system benefits, including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging, professional development allowances, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs. Unit Profile Metro South Health’s Disaster, Emergency and Continuity Management function develops, and works across the health service to implement, effective disaster and emergency, incident, risk and business continuity management programmes. This includes coordinated planning, training and exercising activities and incident management and emergency operations centre capability during response and recovery, in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders across all administrative and clinical areas of operation. Our Values 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. Diversity & Inclusion 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. Employer Overview We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane’s south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim, operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state‑wide health services. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve. Application Information 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