Associate Nurse Unit Manager

4 weeks ago


Saint Albans, Australia Western Health Full time

Are you a passionate and experienced Registered Psychiatric Nurse ready to take on a leadership role in mental health care?

Western Health Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit is seeking a dedicated individual to join our dynamic team as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM). In this role, you will play a crucial part in providing leadership, coordination, and support to our nursing staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care to mental health consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership: Provide shift leadership, coordination, and support to the nursing team, ensuring consumer care needs are met and staffing requirements are managed effectively.

Clinical Expertise: Utilise advanced clinical knowledge and skills to provide appropriate mental health support, treatment, and interventions to consumers. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to formulate and evaluate care plans.

Evidence-Based Practice: Lead and contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based practices, including safety plans, restrictive intervention reduction planning, and Safewards activities.

Education & Learning: Demonstrate responsibility for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and contribute to the professional development of nursing staff through orientation, supervision, and ongoing learning opportunities.

Key Working Relationships: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, consumers, families, carers, and community service providers.

Selection Criteria:

  • Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
  • Postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing or equivalent.
  • At least three years' experience working in a clinical mental health setting.
  • Demonstrated understanding of working with mental health consumers and evidence-based interventions.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development and practice in accordance with Western Health values.

Desirable:

  • Current driver's license.
  • Ability to speak a community language.
  • Experience and knowledge of women's mental health.
  • Experience in a nursing leadership role or equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

  • Compliance with relevant Western Health policies and guidelines.
  • Participation in pre-employment checks, including police/criminal history check, working with children check, and immunization health clearance.
  • Compliance with relevant legislation and codes of conduct.

Join us in our mission to provide Best Care for the community of Western Melbourne and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.

About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

  • Professional development support
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
  • Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.



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