Nurse Unit Manager - Mental Health Inpatient Role
This exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and skilled Nurse Unit Manager to lead the nursing team in a mental health inpatient unit. As a key member of the healthcare team, you will be responsible for coordinating care delivery, managing business operations, and ensuring staff practice is aligned with regulations and core values.
About the Role
* Lead and coordinate the nursing and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level.
* Monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit.
* Ensure all staff practice in accordance with AHPRA regulations, the code of conduct and the core values of NSW Health.
* Demonstrate broad nursing/midwifery experience and knowledge.
* Place patients at the centre of service delivery.
* Show professional integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, advocacy and enable others.
* Build collaborative relationships and effective teamwork.
About You
* Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
* Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience.
* A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
* Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills that enable engagement, enabling and team management.
* Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for mental health nursing services.
* Recent clinical experience in mental health service provision in acute care services and knowledge of recovery framework.
Benefits
* 5 weeks paid annual leave per year.
* Salary packaging (pay less tax) and up to $9k for living expenses + $2.66k meal & entertainment.
* Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month.
* Fitness Passport.
* Isolation and climate allowance.
* Remote Area Housing Benefit.
* Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities.
* A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing.
How To Apply
Please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
Contact
For role related queries contact Christy McManus.