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Your Role at St John of God Subiaco Hospital
St John of God Subiaco Hospital is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Nurse Unit Manager for our Birth Suite and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Our B ir th Suite includes dedicated and supportive health care professionals who are committed to providing personalized care throughout the labour and delivery experience of our patients. With state-of the art equipment and a calming atmosphere, we strive to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for both mother and baby.
Our NICU, Ward 34, is a 26 bed, high dependency nursery provides specialist care for babies from 30 weeks gestation and our reputation is one of the highest in the state for neonatal care. We have a team of experienced neonatologists and nurses who are trained to handle complex medical conditions in newborns. Our nursery is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and equipment to monitor and support the health of premature babies.
You will be responsible for leadership and management of the department/unit, optimising patient safety, quality of care and experience, operational efficiency and contributing to the strategic objectives of the Directorate.
The Position
* Monitor standards of service and practice against benchmark targets, including nurse sensitive indicators, incident management system data, clinical indicator results and patient, doctor and caregiver satisfaction results. Where benchmarks are not met, design, implement and evaluate responses.
* Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process/regulatory assessments, as well as group-wide and divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.
* Foster a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.
* Ensure that patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.
* Works in a clinical capacity within the department as required, to support caregivers, medical officers and to ensure the delivery of safe, person-centred care.
* Ongoing financial management and monitoring of the service cost centre including, productivity, activity and utilisation in line with budgetary parameters and performance targets.
* Participates in the implementation and maintenance of a workforce model/model of care that enables quality of care to be maintained as well as implementing appropriate levels of workforce skills.
* Cost-effectively manage human resources, particularly 'on-call', overtime and rostering practices in accordance with enterprise agreements entitlements.
* Review payroll and personnel data in relation to service/unit caregivers, managing absenteeism, agency utilisation, and leave entitlements to achieve departmental budget.
* Participate in developing and implementing a recruitment, retention and succession plan to achieve skill mix profile and FTE requirements.
* Prepare and implement, in conjunction with the DDON and Finance, the annual Operational Plan/Management Plan for the service/unit.
You will hold registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse/Midwife, and you will demonstrate advanced relevant clinical skills. Management and leadership experience in a senior nursing position in an acute hospital facility, will be essential to this position.
To succeed you will demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, including the ACHS EQuiP process and clinical risk management and a proven ability to exercise sound judgment in clinical, management and ethical issues.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you
* Salary: $140,940 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation
* A permanent part time position
* Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
o Novated leasing
o work related expenses
o self-education and
o additional superannuation
* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Innovative Professional Development opportunities
All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements
For enquiries contact Vanessa Tran, Director of Nursing on 9382 6952.
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
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