Nurse Unit Manager - Apply Now at Mercy Health

Employment Type: Permanent full time

Hours: 80-hour per fortnight with monthly ADO

Salary: As per NSW Health Nurses and Midwives (State) Award

Location: Palliative Care Inpatient Unit, Mercy Health Albury

Upload with Application: Please upload resume and cover letter.
Contact: Jane Bryant, jbryant@mercy.com.au, 02 60421404

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

As the Nurse Unit Manager, you will be responsible for the daily management of our Mercy Health Albury Palliative Care Unit which consists of a 10-bed inpatient and community palliative care service operating in the regional city of Albury, NSW. Providing holistic specialist multidisciplinary palliative care services to Albury and surrounds. The multidisciplinary team is headed by an enthusiastic palliative care physician and includes nursing staff, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, Dietetics, Speech pathology and pastoral care worker. We provide psychological and spiritual support, caring for people of all ages with life-limiting illnesses as well as complex symptom management. 

• Mercy Health Albury - Inpatient & Community Palliative Care Services.

• To provide best practice care as a pivotal member of the multidisciplinary team,

• Act in a position of advocacy for the patient and their family in collaboration with medical staff, nursing staff and allied health staff.

• Be a part of this compassionate team in providing quality care, best practice led care and respect and dignity through life limiting illness.  

What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

Essential requirements:  Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.

• Experience within a Management role is desired but not essential.

• Experience in palliative care is essential.

• Focused on patient centered nursing.

• Minimum 2 years post graduate nursing experience.

• Demonstrate time management and organisational skills.

• Ability to operate computer programs such as Electronic Medical Records.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
● A current Police Record Check
● Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with NSW Health OASV policy.
 

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

To apply for this role please visit Mercy health www.mercyhealth.com.au

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.