Casual After Hours Nurse Manager - Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol (MHDA)
Are you an experienced, forward thinking, enthusiastic and authentic individual dedicated to high quality and better value consumer care?
Look no further, this is the job for you!
An exciting opportunity for suitably qualified and Nurse Manager to join our friendly and dynamic After Hours team here across NSLHD MHDA Services.
Our Benefits
- Salary Packaging
- Fitness Passport
- Free Parking
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $68.40 - $69.66 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ474096
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.
Where you'll be working
This position covers three locations, Macquarie hospital, Royal North Shore Mental Health Service and Hornsby Mental Health Services
Northern Sydney’s vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing. We build teams and health services that embrace our values; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment (CORE). Our CORE values and the behaviours that underpin them, shape the way we work together, with our patients and consumers, to deliver excellent health and wellbeing. If you’d like to be part of our journey we want to hear from you.
NSLHD is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Workforce Health and Safety, Ethical Practices and the principles of Cultural Diversity. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply and, where found suitable, will be given higher priority.
What you'll be doing
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by mental health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
The incumbent in this position is accountable for the operational management of the Macquarie Hospital after hours.
The roles and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following:
- Access and patient flow management
- Management of staffing resources
- Oversight of clinical management issues
- Management of incidents and complaints
- Liaison and co-operation with the After Hours Nurse Managers – across Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services
- Liaison and co-operation with Macquarie Hospital Executive on Call
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (AHPRA).
- Extensive post-graduate experience in the management of and leadership in mental health clinical service delivery.
- Relevant post-graduate management qualification, working towards same or extensive equivalent professional experience.
- Previous successful management of service development change and quality processes.
- Proven commitment to the principles and practices of consumer collaboration and working in a Multidisciplinary Teams that promote a recovery framework.
- Advanced written, presentation and computer skills within Microsoft Office and health related software programs.
- Current NSW Driver’s licence.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Cai Jiang on Cai.Jiang@health.nsw.gov.au or 0437 569 536.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. 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: 29 May 2024
