Nurse Unit Manager - Barkala - Aged Care -Temporary Full Time - The Sutherland Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $133,112.75 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ573756
Location: Caringbah, Sydney
Applications close: 25 May 2025
Come Work With Us!
An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District!
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.The Sutherland Hospital is now recruiting to Barkala Aged Care.
The vision for nursing and midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to: Build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery.
Where you'll be working:
Barkala is a secure ward with a total of 23 beds catering for acutely unwell medical aged patients. Care includes management of acute delirium, acute conditions on the background of chronic illnesses and in some cases, palliative care. Barkala also encompasses The Aged Care Assessment Unit (ACAU) which is a 9 bed unit (with 8 telemetry monitors). Patients who are admitted to ACAU have a rapid comprehensive workup with early interventions that may facilitate discharge back home where appropriate. ACAU works under a Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) model of care, which has a 48 hour length of stay. This model of care has dramatically reduced the length of stay of older people with in the Emergency Department, which has demonstrated to improve patient outcomes in this patient cohort.
For role related queries or questions contact Andrew Nielsen on Andrew.Nielsen@health.nsw.gov.au
Your new role:
The purpose of the Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager of Barkala is to:
- lead, direct and co-ordinate patient or client care;
- ensure the practice of nursing and/or midwifery is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives.
- lead and co-ordinate the nursing/midwifery and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level, and
- monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit
As the leader of the unit, the NUM/MUM will demonstrate her/his capability through attitude, skills, behaviour and attributes, namely:
- broad nursing/midwifery experience and knowledge;
- understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery;
- professional integrity;
- ethical conduct;
- accountability;
- advocacy;
- enabling others;
- cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective team work;
- commitment to advancing the profession of nursing/midwifery and care provision
- 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.
For Registered Nurses – Opportunity to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant
Selection Criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse/Midwife 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 an acute care setting.
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-TSH-Garrawarra@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.
Information for applicants:
- 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. Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.
- 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
