Clinical Nursing Unit Manager (lvl 1) – Perm Pt

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 16 hours per week
Location:  Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $57.19 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ224158
Application Close Date: 09/05/2021
 

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
 

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About The Opportunity
 

The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for the efficient management of the nursing and other relevant staff under their delegation and coordination of the provision of nursing care in the Emergency Department. The Nursing Unit Manager provides leadership and maintains an effective working relationship with staff, other health professionals and customers of the organization with a primary focus on daily operations of the Emergency Department.

Where You'll Be Working
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.
 
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

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What you'll be doing

The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.   South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.   All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.   The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.

1. Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
2. Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the unit are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive
3. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
4. Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise
5. Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the management of the unit and the delivery of evidenced based nursing care
6. Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
7. Demonstrated understanding of Emergency Department key performance indicators and proven ability to work under pressure
8. Proven leadership skills with the ability to build constructive working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

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For role related queries or questions contact Melissa Wakefield on 0447 728 992 or via email on [email protected]

Interview Date Range:  12/05/2021 – 19/05/2021

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Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on [email protected].  

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