Nursing Unit Manager Grade 1, Emergency Department
The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network null, NSW (New South Wales)
Job Description
What you’ll be doing
The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) provides high quality patient care by efficiently utilising resources to manage the clinical operation of the Department/Unit on a shift by shift basis. This includes patient flow, staffing management and co-ordinating and directing clinical care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
The NUM, under the direction of the Line Manager is to:
Ensure the provision of an appropriate and safe standard of clinical care.
Assume responsibility for providing leadership, direction and co-ordination of patient care.
Ensure the effective functioning of the nursing team in the co-ordination of each team member providing care.
Ensure all nursing staff in the ward practice safely, are competent and work within their scope of practice.
Assist the Nurse Manager to ensure that the ward is managed effectively and within budget allocation
Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Demonstrated advanced interpersonal and communication skills including problem solving, balancing competing demands and conflict resolution.
Demonstrated ability to engage, enable and manage teams
Demonstrated relevant clinical nursing experience with postgraduate nursing qualifications in specialty or management, or working towards same.
Understanding of the complexities of the paediatric tertiary referral environment.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
High level computer literacy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, as this is a Category A position, workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable applicant for permanent appointment is identified.
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Applications Close: 27/03/2023
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