Nursing Unit Manager – Breast Centre - The Royal Hospital for Women
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time Until 3 August 2025
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $64.10 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ559966
Applications Close: Sunday 30 March 2025
Nursing Unit Manager – Breast Centre - The Royal Hospital for Women
Where You'll Be Working:
The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital offering women a wide range of comprehensive women's health services. It is one of the world's leading hospitals for mothers and babies and for women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. The hospital is committed to the provision of excellence in health care for women as well as continued research into how to best provide that care.
What You'll Be Doing:
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $64.10 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ559966
Applications Close: Sunday 30 March 2025
Nursing Unit Manager – Breast Centre - The Royal Hospital for Women
Where You'll Be Working:
The Royal Hospital for Women is a multi-faceted tertiary referral and teaching hospital offering women a wide range of comprehensive women's health services. It is one of the world's leading hospitals for mothers and babies and for women with benign gynaecological and gynae-oncology conditions. The hospital is committed to the provision of excellence in health care for women as well as continued research into how to best provide that care.
What You'll Be Doing:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The Breast Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women provides specialised state of the art diagnostic assessments and treatment of breast conditions whom are referred by their GP or specialist. The Breast Centre coordinates delivery of specialised support services across the continuum of care, including hereditary care clinics in collaboration with Prince of Wales Hospital, preoperative procedures, prophylactic surgery for people at high risk of breast cancer. The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for the day to day management of the Breast Centre. The Nursing Unit Manager will coordinate and conduct all Breast Clinics. The role includes coordination of assessment and the multidisciplinary meeting; education and follow up of patients; assisting with diagnostic procedures and maintenance of stock and equipment levels.The Nursing Unit Manager will liaise closely with the Breast Nurses and Director of the Breast Centre and function as a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The Nursing Unit Manager interacts with patients and the multidisciplinary team to achieve the Hospital mission of providing care in partnership with women. The NUM 1 will recognise the changing needs of women engaging with the Hospital and ensure a focus on person-centred care and best practice. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
Benefits:
- 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.
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.
Selection Criteria:
- Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia.
- A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
- Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams.
- Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
- A demonstrated understanding of quality improvement and the ability to manage change.
- A proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and demonstrable negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
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For role related queries or questions contact Maria Fenn on Maria.Fenn@health.nsw.gov.au
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.
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- 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
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 encourage people from different backgrounds to apply. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support. Please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au should you require support.
