Project Officer: Nursing Unit Managers, Maternity Unit Managers and Nurse Managers Professional Development Program
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $68.38 ph - $69.65 ph + super
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ482147
Location: Broken Hill NSW
We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What you'll be doing
- Develop frameworks and undertake leadership projects in collaboration with all levels of nursing leaders in the district to ensure that the ultimate goal of safe compassionate care for patients of Far West LHD meets and exceeds expectations.
- Provide guidance and support to all levels of nursing leaders in Far West LHD to ensure that there is a focus on continuous improvement in the quality of service and practice.
- Ongoing assessment and improvement in clinical safety processes is an inherent role of this position as collaborative relationships are developed to focus on compassionate quality care.
What is on offer
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
- Novated leasing
- Remote Area Housing Benefit
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- Professional development through frequent online and face to face learning opportunities
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.
With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Tertiary qualification in a health related discipline or management experience/ qualifications in leadership and change management.
- Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and resources of the project are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team and to represent nursing and midwifery in a range of forums inside and outside the organisation
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner to manage conflict and performance issues then they arise
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking to set goals, formulate strategic plans and policies to achieve identified outcomes for the service and organisation.
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in the implementation of organisational change, risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workforce
- Demonstrated ability to provide support, mentorship and training to all levels of nursing and midwifery leaders of the District
- Demonstrate a willingness/ ability to travel throughout the Far West LHD to fulfil the position key accountabilities
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Wendy Gleeson on Wendy.Gleeson@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 12/5/2024
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply
