Nurse Unit Manager Level 3

1 week ago

City of Parramatta Council, Australia Southern NSW Local Health District Full time
Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 - Mental Health Services Riverview Unit

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to 16 March 2025)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $66.93 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ460433

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

What you'll be doing

The Nursing Unit Manager of the mental health inpatient unit is responsible for the efficient management and leadership of nursing staff and other relevant staff under their delegation and is pivotal in the coordination and provision of timely, high-quality nursing care to consumers admitted to Mental Health Services WSLHD. The Nursing Unit Manager leads nursing staff, ensures effective liaison between all health professionals and is responsible for the environment, and work, health and safety management of the units.
The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for but not limited to the:

  • Direction, coordination and supervision of nursing activities;
  • Training, appraisal/performance development and counselling of nursing staff;
  • Rostering and/or allocation of nursing staff;
  • Development and/or implementation of new nursing practice according to consumer needs utilising Evidence Based Practice, compassionate, safe, person-centred, trauma informed care and in partnership with families and carers.
  • Efficient use of resources

Benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District

  • Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
  • Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)
  • Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
  • Managers Support - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional consultative service for all managers, HR or senior staff that is confidential and unlimited for people management support
  • Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
  • Recognition of prior relevant service may be considered toward commencing salary
  • Leave may be transferrable from other public sector agencies in accordance with leave mobility provisions

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.

Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria:

  • Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisaton; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our consumers, and those that care for them.
  • Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA), and relevant tertiary management qualifications or working towards same; with equivalent work experience in a Mental Health setting with demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and extensive post-graduate experience relevant to Mental Health nursing practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage nursing and resource allocations to deliver effective and efficient nurisng care while considering budget implications.
  • Demonstrated high-level problem-solving, negotiation and adaptability skills, interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to work with multidisciplinary teams across Mental Health Service.
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead and implement change including new models of care and evidence-based practice designed to improve consumer experience and clinical outcomes.
  • Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills, and high-level computer literacy in Microsoft applications, including MS Teams, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
  • Demonstrated commitment to providing consumer-focused care and ability to embed clinical governance processes and continuous quality improvement within team practices.

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Applications Close: 2nd June 2024

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