Clinical Nurse Manager – Cooinda Mental Health Unit | Buderim Hospital
* Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Opportunity Available
* Location: Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast, QLD
* Remuneration: Competitive Salaried Position + Super + NFP Salary Packaging
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may close early if the right applicant is found.
The Cooinda Mental Health inpatient unit is a state‐of‐the‐art 33‐bed acute unit for patients aged 18 and over. With private, well‐equipped rooms, patients have access to dining, laundry, lounge areas, visitors' lounge, outdoor areas, music, art and craft rooms, therapy rooms and a gymnasium. The service provides assessment and evidence‐based treatment for a wide range of mental health needs.
Your part in our Buderim Hospital team
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Clinical Services, you will oversee the operational leadership and development of our Cooinda Mental Health Unit, applying your operational knowledge, leadership capability and communication skills to effectively lead your team to success across our state‐of‐the‐art complex.
Role
You'll collaborate with other healthcare leaders in the hospital, including Nurse Management, to deliver optimal patient outcomes through exceptional clinical care. The responsibilities include:
* Achieve optimal patient outcomes and objectives through effective leadership and direction
* Lead your people through identifying opportunities for development, learning, and improvement.
* Build a cooperative working environment between members of a multi‐disciplinary team, applying your skills to build a high functioning and outcome focused unit.
* Maintain professional standards of practice through the evaluation of services and through key strategies.
* Ensure optimal procurement and allocation of resources, including recruitment and budgeting to achieve optimal service objectives.
What makes a difference for us?
Skills
As an advanced clinician, you will demonstrate exceptional skills in clinical nursing, a passion for people leadership and strong patient advocacy. You will present with:
* Extensive senior clinical expertise and skills in mental health
* Leadership experience in the provision of comprehensive evidence‐based patient care
* Expertise and skills in managing a cost centre budget and people management
* Evidence of contribution to ongoing quality initiatives and improvements
* Ongoing commitment to self‐evaluation and professional development
* Post‐registration qualifications relevant to nursing practice and/or people management/leadership qualifications are highly desirable.
* Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospital infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment.
What makes a difference for you?
* NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
* Flexible work arrangements to support work‐life balance.
* A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
* 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
* Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
* Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
* A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.
Child Safe, Child Friendly
* Provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children.
* Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services.
* Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.
* Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.
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