HITH Nurse Unit Manager (Clinical Coordinator)
Hospital in the Home (HITH) is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee our multidisciplinary team in the coordination and service delivery for HITH patients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in healthcare management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for patient-centered care.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $2,364.80 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ531381
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.
Role will be based between Hornsby and Mona Vale Hospital
What you'll be doing
The Hospital in the Home (HITH) Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit/ward environment and takes responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to enable the delivery of safe, effective, quality multidisciplinary care and efficient use of resources.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- 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.
- Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) AND Relevant management tertiary qualification OR extensive experience in HITH, 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.
- Current unrestricted Drivers License
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For role related queries or questions contact Marie Coleman on Marie.Coleman@health.nsw.gov.au or 0414 193 030.
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.
Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 27 November 2024
