Director of Nursing

If you are an experienced Senior Nurse Manager looking for your next leadership role, then perhaps Mental Health is for you! If you are willing to take the step and make Mental Health part of your journey, you will be well supported by our Mental Health Nursing and Executive teams.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 8
Remuneration: $183,318.97 - $185,818.32 + Superannuation + Salary packaging + Relocation
Requisition ID: REQ471775
Closing date: Monday, 11th March 2024

Director of Nursing - Mental Health

Newcastle

Lead the Nursing profession and drive transformative change at an executive level.

The Opportunity:

As the Director of Nursing, you will play a pivotal role within our Mental Health Executive Team, while reporting to the General Manager.

By working collaboratively with the HNE Mental Health Executive Team and Nursing Leaders across the district, you will be responsible for providing professional, clinical, and strategic direction for the Mental Health Nursing profession across the Hunter New England Mental Health Service (HNEMHS). This position is also operationally responsible for clinical services at the Mater Mental Health Centre and Morisset Hospital.

The Director of Nursing will lead a culture of Excellence and safety, with a strong commitment to the values of diversity and cultural respect in accordance with HNE Health's Closing the Gap strategy.

• You will be a highly motivated and proactive individual that is seeking an exciting opportunity to demonstrate your senior leadership and management skills in Mental Health.
• Your previous leadership will have demonstrated that you are passionate about the provision of high-quality, locally responsive, and consumer-focused service.
• As a people leader, you will have the ability to build effective management teams, motivate, mentor, and engage staff in different working groups.
• Your ability to lead, implement, and champion change and redesign will help you succeed in this role.
• Your superior level of communication, interpersonal, verbal, and written consultative and negotiation skills with the ability to exhibit a high level of problem-solving skills will be essential.
• You are looking to embrace a challenge and have previous significant experience in the management of health services including a solid track record in the achievement of budget and performance targets whilst delivering high quality and safe services.
• Excellence is embedded in everything you do, with a strong focus on continuous quality and innovation.
• You are motivated by a genuine desire to partner with stakeholders in order to provide good quality service and experience across our Services.

The Service you will lead:

HNE MHS is one of the largest and most geographically diverse MHS in the state and we cover metropolitan, regional, and rural areas.

Our team of over 1700 mental health professionals deliver comprehensive and specialist mental health services. We stand committed to serving mental health consumers, carers, and their families, to lived experience and co-design, and to providing culturally diverse, safe, and inclusive care. Mental Health services provide a range of inpatient services (330 beds across 8 sites) and community mental health care, from prevention and early intervention to treatment, rehabilitation, and continuing care. The focus of these services is to provide timely and effective care and to empower consumers to become resilient, independent and to self-manage their illness and recovery. Our services are organised by geographical location and cover all age groups including children and adolescents, adults, and older people.

HNE Mental Health is currently embarking on an exciting journey of redevelopment across a number of its key sites, in addition to this, supported by a new structure, we are taking an innovative and consumer-focused approach to redesign the care we deliver.

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Masters qualification in Nursing or Management and extensive experience in a senior health service management role that affords a high level of professional and technical competence
• Tertiary qualifications in health administration, in business or related degree with a health related focus and/or relevant equivalent extensive senior management experience in line with the position.

What we can offer you:

• Relocation costs will be supported for the right candidate.
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADOs each month
• 4 weeks of annual leave
• Superannuation contributions
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
• We pledge unwavering support, offering comprehensive orientation, training, and ongoing education.
• Our culture places emphasis on research, evaluation, and holistic staff well-being.

Need more information?

For role-related queries or questions, we encourage you to contact Jonathan Holt directly at *************@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 4033 5***.