This is more than a leadership position – it’s a chance to shape the future of healthcare in Far North Queensland. In your role as Director of Nursing (Facility Manager), this is your opportunity to drive innovation, support high-performing teams, and make a real difference in a region that values strong, community-focused leadership. The Director of Nursing (DON) Lotus Glen Primary Health Centre (PHCC) provides advanced operational management leadership and clinical expertise in the provision, co-ordination and delivery of safe and quality care and health service activities for the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.
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About us:
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will…..
* Responsible for the coordination of offender health service models and has a responsibility to work collaboratively and coordinate partnerships with internal and external key stakeholder positions in CHHHS, other government agencies and locations such as Queensland Corrective Services.
* Provides autonomous decision making based on nursing, policy and regulatory frameworks and works collaboratively with leadership groups and healthcare team members.
* Employ professional and clinical expertise related to Prison Services, in collaboration with nursing executive and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
* Generous superannuation
* Salary packaging
* Annual incremental increases
* Career training and development
* Flexible work arrangements
* Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland.