Nursing Unit Manager (NUM1), Primary Care - PFT - MRRC, Silverwater Correctional Complex

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nursing Unit Manager Level 1 (NUM1)
Remuneration: $127,091.34 - $127,091.34 per annum + superannuation
Requisition ID: REQ577296

Position Title: Nursing Unit Manager (NUM1), Primary Care - PFT - MRRC, Silverwater Correctional Complex

This is a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Anyone may apply. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who complete a Confirmation of Aboriginality process. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

For more information on Confirmation of Aboriginality, please visit Stepping Up:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/help-me-apply/Pages/Aboriginality.aspx

We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

If you're passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at Justice Health NSW. Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

Justice Health NSW is a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

The Role

We are looking for a qualified health care professional with:

• Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
• Tertiary qualification in health management or working towards or a combination of study and work

Our Nursing Unit Managers provide leadership and manage the delivery of health care services for all patients admitted to Correctional Centres.

The position is an integral part of nursing administration and has responsibility and accountability for planning, development, implementation and evaluation of health services for patients and for overseeing the delivery of those services.

This includes the co-ordination and monitoring of service provision and implementing and monitoring activity relating to service planning and development and policy development. 

This position is required to interface effectively with other managers and service directors within Justice Health and Corrective Service New South Wales (CSNSW) custodial and program staff.

Our Location

The Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) is a maximum-security correctional facility for male offenders and is one of 3 correctional facilities within the Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney. Inmates who arrive at the MRRC:

• Come directly from court on remand
• Stay at the MRRC while they attend court in the Sydney Metropolitan Area (before returning to their home correctional centre)
• Stay at the MRRC while they await a vacancy at a centre matching their classification.

Most offenders leave the centre within a few months of their arrival, usually because they obtain bail (and release) or transfer centres.

Salary & Benefits

Your rate of $127,091.34 - $127,091.34 per annum (+ super and leave loading) is just the beginning. You’ll have access to:

• Additional allowances that may apply
• Access to Allocated Days Off (ADOs) and salary packaging benefits
• Free on-site parking
• A fitness passport (if you’re eligible)
• A genuine career progression & professional development opportunity
• A dynamic & varied working environment where no two days are the same

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.