After Hours Hospital Coordinator

Are you a highly motivated Registered Nurse ready to undertake this key leadership role? The Hospital Coordinator is a pivotal member of the health care team providing leadership and management of the nursing team and hospital in an afterhours setting.
- **Supportive Leadership Team**:

- **Opportunity to join a dedicated team of committed doctors, nurses and staff in a key leadership role**:

- **Free onsite parking**

**About us**:
Nestled on the banks of the South Pine River, Pine Rivers Private Hospital is a leading private mental health provider, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient mental health services. Nationally renowned for the provision of quality mental health care services, our focus is to provide patients with support and expertise from a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals.

At Pine Rivers Private Hospital, we deliver the highest quality patient-centred care. Our healthcare is respectful of, and responsive to, the preferences, needs and values of patients. Our programs and care are based on the recovery model including relapse prevention strategies.

**As the Hospital Coordinator your responsibilities will include**:

- Supervising safe, quality care that meets current best practice standards
- Supporting and liaising with Visiting Medical Officers, Hospital Executive, and the respective Nurse Unit Managers of wards and departments
- Ensuring all areas are staffed appropriately and cost efficient
- Coordinating patient admissions/discharges/transfers
- Oversee the safety of all patients and hospital staff
- Provides overarching management to the hospital after hours

**Essential Criteria**:

- 5 years of Registered Nursing Mental Health experience in an acute setting
- Recent inpatient mental health management experience at ANUM level or higher
- Demonstrated experience with the coordination and allocation of staff
- High degree of computer literacy including MS Office
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- People leadership skills including mentorship and coaching of team members
- Ability to manage special projects and selected portfolios
- Post Graduate Qualification in a mental health related discipline or management (desired)
- Knowledge of relevant Awards and Enterprise Agreements (desired)

**Why Healthscope?**

We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

We are the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia. But why does that matter? Our team is made up of over 19,000 highly experienced people working across a range of roles and specialisations. Supported by some of the best doctors in nationally, we come together to strive for better, sharing learnings, supporting each other, celebrating successes and facing challenges together.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

**Applications close**: 24th September 2024

**For further enquiries: Lana Coey, Acting Director of Nursing - (07) 38817222