Address The Opportunity
As an experienced clinical professional, you will play a crucial role in shaping the ambitious strategic direction of Ramsay Clinic Thirroul. This dual role encompasses identifying new growth opportunities, spearheading expansion initiatives, and promoting mental health and wellbeing within the community. Your responsibilities extend to overseeing operational aspects, including clinical quality, therapeutic programs, intake, and bed management, as well as providing support to individuals on their recovery journeys.
Key ResponsibilitiesYour day-to-day responsibilities will involve, but are not limited to:
Managing and supervising practical aspects of care delivery, including bed management, patient flow strategies, patient demand forecasting, and workforce management.
Ensuring systematic workforce planning and a commitment to the professional development of the clinical workforce.
Supporting growth, business development, and responding to business needs identified by the Executive team and Ramsay Health Care.
Liaising with the visiting medical officer (VMO) community, engaging to ensure the highest quality clinical care.
Planning and maintaining hospital and departmental budgets, ensuring budgetary requirements are met in consultation with other executive team members.
Assessing workplace culture and implementing actions to support findings, ensuring a positive workplace culture is maintained.
Managing Human Resources to ensure future workforce requirements are known and strategies are identified and implemented.
About You
As a proponent of The Ramsay Way - ‘People Caring for People’, you excel at fostering positive working relations with key stakeholders, developing people, building high-performance teams, and successfully leading them through organisational change. Additionally, you will:
Function as a proficient clinical operator with a solid understanding of the private hospital legislative landscape.
Demonstrate sound resource management skills to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of all clinical departments.
Possess an understanding of the performance levers driving quality business outcomes and have experience in applying quality improvement processes.
Demonstrate a passion for the success and development of people, coupled with expert communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Bring senior management experience in the private health sector, leading organisational change and quality improvement processes.
Exhibit knowledge and understanding of Clinical governance and patient safety.
Essential Qualifications:
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
5 years post graduate mental health experience
Desirable but not essential:
Have experience working in a private framework.
Hold a master’s in business, health, or nursing.
Possess relevant qualifications in leadership.
The Clinic and RegionRamsay Clinic Thirroul is a 43-bed women's only mental health service, staffed by medical, allied health, and nursing professionals. Our purposefully designed clinic provides a secure environment where women can address trauma-related mental health disorders through specific evidence-based programs. Our specialist-led, multidisciplinary team understands that mental health challenges vary for everyone, especially those related to trauma. We implement dedicated, trauma-informed care and practice principles to ensure the best outcomes for our patients. Patients can transition seamlessly through the Ramsay network of hospitals to Ramsay Clinic Thirroul as inpatients, with support offered as outpatients in their local community or as day patients at Ramsay Clinic Thirroul.
The Illawarra provides a fantastic lifestyle opportunity, which will see you living and working in a beautiful region on the South Coast. The unspoilt South Coast offers pristine beaches, mountains, national parks, and a rich biodiversity. It is famous for its coastal towns and villages and home to some of the country’s most sought-after produce, including oysters, fresh milk, cream, cheese, yoghurt, and wine. Thirroul is a seaside suburb of Wollongong and is known for its café and restaurant culture with a laid-back vibe. Only 68 km from central Sydney, the Illawarra is adorned by rainforest-covered escarpment and the stunning golden beaches. Wollongong is NSW’s third-largest city and is a vibrant urban centre that offers diverse appeal.
Why Choose a Ramsay Career?
Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with 72 Australian sites employing over 30,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practicing the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964 We believe in a bright future for our company and for every one of our employees – our wellbeing initiatives and learning and development programs have seen us grow as an industry leader and sought after employer. We are also the leading private provider of mental health services in Australia known as Ramsay Mental Health.
We offer a great range of employee benefits including:
We encourage and offer assistance and support for professional development.
Internal peer nominated awards (as well as Ramsay’s National awards).
Access counselling, wellbeing services, legal and financial assistance.
Flexible Leave Program: purchase additional annual leave.
Requirements
Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months.
According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.
To Apply
All applications should include your CV outlining your experience and skills in line with the above criteria.
Applications close Thursday 28th March 2024.
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com
