Specialist Gynaecology Clinics Team Leader

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a leading tertiary healthcare centre based in Melbourne. We are a major public hospital and specialist referral centre caring for private and public patients across specialist gynaecology, oncology, maternity, neonatology, perioperative and women’s health services and are a leader in research and teaching.
- This role provides clinical leadership and clinical support to the nursing and multidisciplinary teams in the Specialist Gynaecology Clinics (SGC). Ensuring the provision of high level nursing assessment, planning and management of patients attending ambulatory specialist gynaecology clinics.
- As a Clinical Nursing leader you will possess expertise in the area of Specialist Gynaecology. You will lead, strengthen and grow Specialist Gynaecology clinics at Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg.
- You will work closely with the Nurse Unit Manager to provide clinical and some managerial leadership for day to day operations. You will be responsible for ensuring high quality evidence based clinical practices.

The Team Leader will form an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team that is responsive to the needs of all the Specialist Gynaecology Disciplines.
- As the full time Team Leader you will;
- Lead and develop nurses in SGC to provide evidence-based care
- Work with senior leaders to provide strong leadership and clear communications
- Coordinate and monitor the day to day operations of SGC
- Monitor standards of service and practice through clinical indicators and consumer satisfaction results
- Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process and assessments and contribute to relevant divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.
- Participate in development and implementation of a recruitment, retention and succession plan to achieve skill mix profile and FTE requirements
- Ensure that patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.
- Provide advice and education to the wider hospital as required.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Registered Nurse with AHPRA with three years of relevant and appropriate clinical experience in Specialists Clinics within an ambulatory setting
- You are a passionate experienced Nursing leader
- You have a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a skilled multidisciplinary team to achieve goals and health outcomes
- You have excellent organisational skills, time management, analytical and problem solving skills
- You hold a Post graduate qualification in Women’s Health or Continence Nursing or a relevant Masters qualification or plan to work towards same
- Desirable or strongly recommended _
- Evidence of involvement in, and understanding of principles of research and/or evaluation

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, gynaecology, women's health and associated health, support and diagnostic services. We are a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health ord