Team Leader/anum

About the Role:
Early Parenting Centres (EPC’s) strive to support happy, healthy, safe and thriving babies and toddlers by promoting the parent-child relationship, and equipping parents with strategies to achieve their parenting goals. These goals are often in areas such as sleep and settling, child behaviour, and parent and child health and wellbeing. EPC’s recognise that the health and wellbeing of the primary caregiver, and whole family is vital to children’s development and outcomes. EPC’s provide specialist support for Victorian families with children’s aged 0-4 years.

The WEPC Team Leader (ANUM/AMUM) role is to:
- Compliment and support the strategic direction and management within WEPC- Promote excellence in clinical practice and family centred care (in the residential and day stay programs)- Provide assessment of clients for admission to WEPC programs (in the Assessment and Intake role)- Provide leadership and support to the WEPC Clinical Team- Provide clinical service to admitted families- To support the Nurse Unit Manager by acting up in the position to fill planned and unplanned leave- Classification depending on qualification and experience of ANUM Year 1, ANUM Year 2, AMUM Year 1, ANUM Year 2 or Mat&Child Nurse ZJ5- Permanent Part Time and casual hours are available- WEPC is open Monday to Friday and are closed on Weekends- Shifts are Day 0700-1530, Evening 1400-2230 and Night Duty 2200-0730- Team Leaders working Evening and Night Duty Shifts are also After Hours Coordinators and are paid at classification ZC5- Free On-Site Car Parking- EPC’s are open 50 weeks a year with a 2 week closure over Christmas/New Year

Application: Please upload resume, cover letter, driver licence, police check, VISA status, relevant qualifications and other documentation as listed in the job ad

Contacts:

- Lucy Longworth Nurse Unit Manager 9407 6820
- Anna Seaborn Manager/Director of Nursing 9407 6820

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Where there’s care, there’s You.

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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.

Join us at Mercy Hospital, and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you.

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.

About You:

- Registered with AHPRA as Nurse and or Midwife
- Post Graduate qualification midwifery - desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in Child, Family and Community Nursing (Maternal and Child Health) or equivalent - desirable
- Post graduate qualification in adult or infant mental health - desirable

EPC’s are very happy to support Team Leaders who are currently studying to become Maternal and Child Health Nurses or are interested in undertaking this study in the future.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

- Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
- A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
- The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

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

- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Why Mercy Health?

We’ve been supporting people for over 100 years. Now, we’re taking all that we have and making it even better. It’s about investing in our people and our cultures to create positive experiences and opportunities for all.

Here are some things you’ll love about working with us:

- 100+ years of caring

We’re a cornerstone of the communities we serve, and as part of Mercy Health, the vital work you do here will always be needed. That means career stability and so much opportunity to build your rewarding future with us.
- A team of 10,000 hearts

A career in healthcare and human services isn’t always easy, and it takes true heart. Here, you’ll join a team of over 10,000 dedicated people who carry on and support each other, whatever comes their way.
- Countless moments and lives

As part of Mercy Health, you’ll be right at the heart of our impact. By improving the health outcomes of parents and babies through outstanding patient care, you’ll know that every moment you spend here truly matters.
- And so much more to come.

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