Manager Operations and Nursing

**Alfred Health**

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- **Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 6**:

- ** Permanent, Full-time with flexible ADO**:

- ** Based at the Alfred Hospital campus**:

- ** Supportive team**:

- ** Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision**

**What's in it for you**
- **Fitness Passport (Subscription membership to select gyms across Melbourne)**:

- ** Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment**

**About us**

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.

The single most important goal of AMAH is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

**What you’ll be doing**

The Operations Manager, Older Adult Service will be responsible for coordination of the designated older persons services ensuring the workforce is available and supported to provide expert treatment, care and support and that clinical activity is evidence based, accessible and coordinated.

This position works in partnership with the Deputy Director of Operations, and the Department Director, Adult and Older Adult and Head Older Adult Service to facilitate operational planning and financial management ensuring resource allocation for safe, effective and appropriate delivery of services across Inpatient and community settings. This incumbent will also contribute to nursing leadership within AMAH and will work closely with the Deputy Director of Nursing.

Services include:

- Mobile Aged Psychiatry Service (MAPS) (Based at St Kilda Road Clinic)
- Baringa Acute Older Adult Inpatient Unit (located Alfred Hospital campus)
- Aged Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry (located Caulfield Hospital)

Critical external partnerships include Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services, Aged Care Residential care programs, community health services and general practitioners.

**About you**
- Approved tertiary qualifications and registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
- Extensive clinical experience, in aged mental health desirable.
- Tertiary qualifications in leadership/management desirable
- Australian working rights
- Full Covid-19 and 2024 Influenza vaccinations
- Current Victorian Driver's Licence
- Be willing to undergo a Background Check

**Other benefits**
- Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
- Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
- On-site car & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre-Tax
- Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness
- Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the **APPLY **button, include your resume and cover letter.

**For more information regarding the position, please contact Susanne Birks on Ph: 0408 562 620**

**Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Sunday 10th November 2024**

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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