Nurse Unit Manager

3 days ago


Albury, Australia NSW Health Full time

Job Description

Employment Type: Permanent full time

Hours: 76 hours per fortnight plus an ADO

Salary: as per NSW State Award Nurses & Midwives

Location: Mercy Care Centre, Young NSW

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: For enquiries and a copy of the position description contact Mary-Lou Cusack Operations Manager/Director Of Nursing, MCusack@mercy.com.au, 02 6382 8444

Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About The Opportunity

Mercy Care Centre Young is a 26-bed subacute health service facility providing a range of outpatient, community health and aged care services for the people of Young and surrounding region. It specialises in geriatric evaluation and management; rehabilitation and palliative care.

For gorgeous country charm and pleasure-seeking delights on the southwest slopes of the Great Dividing Range NSW, the Young and Hilltops region is a wonderful destination famous for its cherry orchards and elegant cool-climate wines.

Young and the Hilltops region is around four hours' drive from Sydney and two hours from Canberra. It's also a great stop on a Sydney to Melbourne road trip. The nearest airports are in Canberra, Wagga Wagga and Bathurst, all around two hours away.

As The Nurse Unit Manager You Will

  1. Manage our Inpatient 26 bed, subacute ward specialising in rehabilitation and palliative care
  2. Provide effective leadership and strategic direction within the unit to ensure high quality clinical practices and patient care
  3. Tactically manage the operational, financial, human and information resources within the unit liaising with the relevant Clinical Director
  4. Provide effective Nursing leadership within the Clinical Program to ensure high quality clinical practices and client care

What You'll Bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To Thrive In This Role, You Will Have

  1. Relevant Nursing qualifications. Current registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW
  2. Experience in providing management and leadership
  3. Demonstrated ability to develop good multidisciplinary relationships and progress change management initiatives
  4. A professional manner with excellent customer service and communication skills
  5. Demonstrated ability to perform all activities within the Mercy mission, vision and core values
  6. Demonstrated computer literacy

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

  1. A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
  2. Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

  • Dual nursing and midwifery registrations on the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency registers.
  • Critical Care postgraduate qualification and Aviation Nursing postgraduate certificate/ diploma/degree or extensive experience in aeromedical nursing (minimum three years).
  • Management qualification or proven leadership qualities and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • High level analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment to external and self-directed professional development.
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement, nursing research and service excellence.
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