General Manager

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Executive Management, Nursing, Aged Care

Reference: 22016
- Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer - Healthy Ageing, the General Manager - Clinical Leadership will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to the Healthy Ageing business of Mercy Health which comprises Residential Aged Care (RAC), Home Care (HC) and Seniors Living (SL) business portfolios.
- In this role, you will lead a small team of clinical and education/training staff and will contribute to the leadership team to deliver on the strategic and operational requirements of the business. You will be acting as a clinical expert for any new services or acquisitions. You will develop or improve models of care to ensure high levels of clinical standards across the business division, supporting the delivery of safe, resident-focused clinical care. You will be also mentoring clinical managers and clinical care advisors and will support the development of workforce initiatives to enhance recruitment & retention efforts for clinical staff.
- This is a full-time (76 hrs per fortnight), permanent position based at our Richmond office with travel to other Mercy sites required. Hybrid working arrangements (3 days on-site, 2 days WFH) are available.

**ABOUT US**:

- 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 10,000 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.
- Mercy Health’s Healthy Ageing Division is a national provider of aged care with 30 homes including 2,500 beds, home care business that services over 4,000 clients and 9 or 10 independent living villages with 437 units.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Registration with AHPRA as Registered Nurse Div 1
- Relevant post graduate qualifications
- Significant experience in senior management roles, overseeing large, complex clinical services
- Demonstrated ability to and experience in leading and managing large change initiatives
- Demonstrated experience in improving the education and training outcomes for staff
- Experience working in a multi-site, not-for-profit aged care provider organisation is desirable.

**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
- 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.
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted, membership-based health and fitness program available for Mercy Health staff & their families

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- A current driver’s licence
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process, please contact us on the details below.
- Jessica Casey, General Manager HR