Nursing Unit Manager, Day Surgery Unit
An opportunity to join the leadership team at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Perioperative Service is now available in the Day Surgery area.
This position is responsible for the nursing teams within the Integrated Booking Unit for elective surgery, day of surgery admissions and procedures as well as the endoscopy service for the hospital. This is a growing service for both adult and paediatric patients, with a focus on person centred care and carer participation within the journey.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager (Level 2)
Remuneration: $2,551.10 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ542433
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital as part of both the Perioperative and hospital wide leadership team.
Professional development, mentoring and coaching is provided to the applicant to achieve their capability needs
What you'll be doing
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) will manage a unit or ward in order to provide a quality standard of care to NSLHD Patients.
Day Surgery Unit is the admission area for elective surgery and provides the care for the Day of Surgery patients and Endoscopy service .
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and Relevant management tertiary qualification OR equivalent work experience, OR a combination of study and work experience; and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in change management and initiating a new service delivery model within an established service.
- Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focussed care, clinical governance and quality improvement.
- Knowledge of Elective Surgery and Day of Surgery processes and an understanding of the management of an endoscopy service or equivalent.
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For role related queries or questions contact Bronwyn Friend on Bronwyn.Friend@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 6 January 2025
