Nurse Unit Manager Level 1 - St George MHS
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $127,091.34 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ566114
Location: Kogarah, Sydney
Applications close date: 20 April 2025
Come Work With Us!
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse with great people skills, experience in the provision of mental health care to vulnerable consumers and experience in management? An exciting opportunity currently exists to join our nursing management team in our NUM1 position.
For more information we encourage you to contact Ashley Parker on Ashley.Parker@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 28 April 2025 and 2 May 2025
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Where you'll be working
Mental Health Unit, St George Mental Health Service, located on The St George Hospital campus, Kogarah.
The MHU is a 28 bed unit, with acute and sub acute areas. Working in St George Mental Health Services will give you exposure to expand your working knowledge and skills in the Inpatient Unit. Utilizing the Recovery model, you will work closely with patients, families and carers. Participation in site based education is actively encouraged.
Additional Information and Benefits
- An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
Selection Criteria:
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
- Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development
- A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services
- Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams
- Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services.
- Recent clinical experience in acute mental health nursing
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-MentalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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