Overview
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward. We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including comprehensive clinical training and development, a supportive work environment with access to wellbeing programs, and the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team making a real impact on patients' lives.
As a Nurse Unit Manager at Acacia Prison, you'll work in collaboration with the Health Services Manager to provide leadership and manage the delivery of primary health and specialist care services to patients. This is a full-time, Monday to Friday permanent role based in Wooroloo, WA.
Responsibilities
* In partnership with the HSM and members of the Senior Nurse leadership Team, develop and commit to the vision, philosophy and objectives for the Prison's Strategic and clinical operational plan in line with contract requirements
* Embed clinical and corporate governance frameworks and the implementation of systems, processes and effective risk management to ensure an efficient functioning practice
* Facilitate the delivery of appropriate standards of care to inmates from diverse backgrounds and cultures
* Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary and diverse team within an institutional environment whilst executing the highest standards and practices
* Develop employees through coaching, mentoring, rewarding, training and guiding
* Support the Health Services Manager to facilitate contracted health service providers reviewing cost effectiveness and value
* Review and improve practice systems to ensure smooth and efficient functioning, high quality services and continuous improvement of Health Services
* Maintain a broad understanding of the principles of financial management, applying cost benefit thinking to set priorities and monitor all financial expenditures
Qualifications
* Experience in a senior clinical leadership role in a Healthcare Centre or Clinical Nursing Practice within an institutional environment or equivalent
* A current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with AHPRA
* Masters or equivalent – (or working towards) including a Bachelor's degree in Nursing
* Experience planning, coordinating, directing and supervising health care services
* Managing the professional standard of clinical care, preferably within a correctional or institutional facility (preferable but not essential)
* Understanding the needs of providing appropriate health care services within a correctional environment and adapting services where appropriate to support patients' needs from different ethnic, cultural, lifestyle backgrounds and gender
* Sound knowledge of legislation and policy applicable to nursing, health care management and areas of specialty
Benefits
* Comprehensive clinical training and development
* Supportive work environment with access to wellbeing programs
* Work in a multidisciplinary team making a real impact on patients' lives
Other required information
* This position requires a National Police Check as part of the selection process
For help with your application or questions about the role, contact Barbara Swart, Talent Acquisition Consultant, at barbara.swart@serco-ap.com
Are you ready to do important work that really matters? At Serco, we bring together the right people, technology, and partners to create impactful solutions. Serco seeks and celebrates diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities. By joining Serco, you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
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