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Form of work
Salary- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
- Truganina location
- Permanent, Part Time, 32 hours per week
Why work for St Vincent's Correctional Health Service?
- Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable patients
- Use your leadership and management skills to support others in the workplace
- Job development opportunities in a growing service and support for professional development
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Correctional health allowance
- Free car parking
About the Company
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent's Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, Correctional Health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.
About the Department
St Vincent's Correctional Health Service (SVCHS) at Port Phillip Prison (PPP) provides primary health, mental health and secondary medical health care to prisoners at Port Phillip Prison, Laverton. Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security male prison accommodating approximately 1107 inmates and is situated 20 km West of Melbourne. SVCHS works collaboratively with Forensic Mental Health Services (FMHS) who provides secondary outpatient and inpatient care for those prisoners with a mental illness.
About the Role
You will be responsible for the smooth and efficient functioning of the unit in the absence of Nurse Unit Managers or on-site medical support. You are an experienced clinician within Correctional Health services, demonstrating advanced knowledge in the management of clients with acute health care needs and demonstrating effective leadership skills to support the nursing team. In this essential role you will be responsible for the collaboration and coordination of human resources, clinical care and health service delivery and management of incidents and/or emergency situations that occur After Hours within any area of PPP.
Classifications for this position is ZC4 ($113,646.00 per annum, pro-rata for PT).
About you
You are a motivated, engaging, and compassionate person who is looking to make a difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable. You have a comprehensive understanding of the health needs vulnerable populations, including knowledge of alcohol and other drugs, mental health and homelessness. You are a team player and a respectful and professional person who demonstrates a high level of moral values, interpersonal and influencing skills and strives to deliver consistency in all that you do. You possess attributes including resilience, integrity and the ability to think on your feet.
Duties
- Coordination of the clinical services for the health care assessment and management of any patient within the prison, including supporting the nursing team to make decisions regarding safe and effective patient care and clinical handover and SVHM Emergency Department and any other health agencies.
- Human resources management including operational management of staff on duty, sickness absence arrangements and clinical support.
- Coordination of emergency After Hours response, in collaboration with Prison Management.
- Incident management, investigation and reporting processes including Correctional Provider reporting and Justice Health Notifications.
- Liaising and escalating, when required, with the Manager On-Call and On-Call Medical staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Current nursing registration with AHPRA
- Advanced clinical skills, knowledge and experience; including emergency medical response, astute assessment skills and pre-emptive management of the deteriorating patient.
- Experience in the management of a clinical unit, ward or department.
- Comprehensive incident and issue management including conducting investigations, resolving conflict and formal written reporting/documentation.
- Proven ability to work under pressure, problem solve, prioritise workload and meet deadlines with accuracy and quality.
- High-level skills in Microsoft Office software and sound information technology skills
- A Masters Degree in nursing and/or post graduate management qualification is desired but not mandatory
Benefits
- Salary packaging (increase your take home pay)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free Staff Car Park
- Comprehensive orientation
Application
- Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police as well as a National Police Check that will be undertaken by Prison Security.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
