Clinical Nurse Manager

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

Your role at St John of God Midland Hospital
We are currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager to lead our Anaesthetic and PACU teams at St John of God Midland Hospital, reporting directly to the Perioperative Services Manager. Our facility includes 12 busy operating theatres, offering a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for managing and supporting clinical staff, providing expert guidance, and overseeing daily operations within the Anaesthetic and PACU areas. You will play a crucial role in ensuring patient safety, enhancing the quality of care and patient experience, improving operational efficiency, and contributing to the strategic goals of the Directorate.

The Position

• Monitor standards of service and practice against benchmark targets, including nurse sensitive indicators, incident management system data, clinical indicator results and patient, doctor and caregiver satisfaction results. Where benchmarks are not met, design, implement and evaluate responses.
• Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process/regulatory assessments, as well as group-wide and divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.
• Foster a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.
• Ensure that patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.
• Works in a clinical capacity within the department as required, to support caregivers, medical officers and to ensure the delivery of safe, person-centred care.
• Ongoing financial management and monitoring of the service cost centre including, productivity, activity and utilisation in line with budgetary parameters and performance targets.
• Promotes and demonstrates a culture of innovation and improvement to enhance patient care and experience.
• In consultation with Hospital Management Committee, actively contributes to marketing the service to Medical Practitioners
• Participates in the implementation and maintenance of a workforce model/model of care that enables quality of care to be maintained as well as implementing appropriate levels of workforce skills.
• Cost-effectively manage human resources, particularly 'on-call', overtime and rostering practices in accordance with enterprise agreements entitlements.
• Review payroll and personnel data in relation to service/unit caregivers, managing absenteeism, agency utilisation, and leave entitlements to achieve departmental budget.
• Participate in developing and implementing a recruitment, retention and succession plan to achieve skill mix profile and FTE requirements.
• Prepare and implement, in conjunction with the Nursing Director and Finance, the annual Operational Plan/Management Plan for the service/unit.

Position Requirements
The successful applicant will be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse or Midwife and bring advanced clinical skills along with contemporary leadership experience in a senior nursing role within an acute hospital setting. They will have a strong commitment to quality improvement, including familiarity with the ACHS EQuiP process and clinical risk management, and experience in managing budgets, operational targets, and performance benchmarks.

Applicants must demonstrate sound clinical and ethical judgement, the ability to lead change effectively, and a capacity to manage competing priorities within tight timeframes. A proven ability to foster a positive, service-oriented culture that promotes high-quality patient care and strong interdisciplinary teamwork is essential. Proficiency in using computers and various software applications is required, and post-graduate qualifications relevant to the role will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Permanent part time positions, job sharing 1.4 FTE
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing
  • work related expenses
  • self-education and
  • additional superannuation
• Free on-site parking
• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• A welcoming and supportive culture
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being program

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

For enquiries contact Stuart Blinman or Sarah Truslove, Perioperative Services Manager, on (08) 9462 4705 .

If suitable candidates are identified advertisement will close prior to listed date

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

Salary match Number of applicants Skills match

Healthcare & Medical More than 10,000 employees

St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) is a leading health care provider, with private hospitals, home nursing, pathology and social outreach services throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

As a Catholic not-for-profit group SJGHC return all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing social outreach services to people in need to improve health and wellbeing.

With more than 120 years of experience in health care, we have an excellent reputation for providing quality health services to metropolitan and regional communities.

St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) is a leading health care provider, with private hospitals, home nursing, pathology and social outreach services throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

As a Catholic not-for-profit group SJGHC return all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing social outreach services to people in need to improve health and wellbeing.

With more than 120 years of experience in health care, we have an excellent reputation for providing quality health services to metropolitan and regional communities.

Perks and benefits Training and development Salary packaging Flexible work options Relocation assistance Discounts for hospital/health insurance services Lifestyle discounts

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