About the role

Mater Hospital Brisbane is seeking an experienced and visionary Nurse Unit Manager to lead our specialised inpatient service at Catherine’s House, Australia’s first integrated mother and baby unit. This full-time, permanent role offers a rare opportunity to shape statewide perinatal and infant mental health care within a purpose-built, values-driven environment.

As NUM, you will lead a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, oversee both public and private service delivery, and play a pivotal role in advancing an innovative model of integrated mental health care for mothers and infants.

Salary range: $71.42 - $76.80 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

You will provide inspirational clinical and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of exceptional, contemporary, family-centred care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the clinical, operational, and strategic direction of the ten-bed inpatient unit, admitted day services, and service support teams
• Providing expert perinatal mental health nursing leadership, promoting evidence-informed, recovery-focused practice
• Overseeing financial, workforce, cost-centre and resource management within a robust quality and risk framework
• Driving the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, guidelines and multidisciplinary practice standards that optimise infant and maternal mental health outcomes
• Building a cohesive, high-performing multidisciplinary service through strong engagement with psychiatry, allied health, nursing, and statewide mental health partners
• Leading service-wide continuous improvement, research, and education initiatives to advance integrated perinatal and infant mental health care
• Facilitating innovative service models and supporting delivery across both public and private pathways aligned to the endorsed Model of Care
• Embedding a culture of safety, accountability, professional growth and excellence aligned with Mater’s Mission, Values and Behavioural Standards

About you

You are an accomplished mental health nursing leader who thrives in complex, innovative and values-driven care environments.

You will bring:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Significant leadership experience in mental health nursing, ideally within perinatal or infant mental health settings
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and foster collaborative, high-performance culture
• Expertise in contemporary mental health practice, clinical governance, and safe, evidence-informed service delivery
• Proven capability in operational management, including HR, rostering, financial oversight, and service planning
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills within complex and evolving environments
• Experience in research, education, or quality improvement (highly regarded).
• Postgraduate qualifications in mental health nursing and/or perinatal mental health (highly regarded)

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education,  fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GETBETTERWITHMATER

Applications close on Tuesday 10th March 2026. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.

Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.