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Form of workThe Director of Nursing, Sea Lake is the senior manager at the Sea Lake campus and provides operational leadership for the care services provided to the Sea Lake community. The role has particular focus on organisation wide infection prevention and control monitoring and compliance and operational management of the multidisciplinary health care team at Sea Lake.
The role of the DON at Sea Lake is the Mallee Track Health and Community Service representative to the Sea Lake and surrounding communities. Working in collaboration with nursing and midwifery leaders to operationalise best practice and evidence based standards, and deliver organisational strategic objectives.
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Demonstrated leadership skills in small rural health service
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of contemporary nursing theory and practice in urgent care, acute care, residential aged care and in home care
- Demonstrated experience with human, financial and resource management across multiple funding and service streams
- Commitment to engendering an organisational culture and climate congruent with the organisation’s vision and values that embraces continuous quality improvement
- Accountable for the leadership and management of all staff delivering care services at Sea Lake
- Integrate and evaluate models of care in the achievement of a cost effective service
- Promote and support a culture of continuous quality improvement congruent with nursing professional strategic direction
- Accountable for the outcomes, management practices and achievement of performance targets
- Collaborate with nursing leadership to contribute to budget integrity and fiscal management according to the instrument of delegation
- Participate in the planning, coordination and development of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for provision of safe effective clinical care
- Develop and encourage a learning environment by mentoring and promoting team development and individual capacity building
- Monitor and manage clinical risks and achieve compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards applicable to Multipurpose Services, legal requirements and professional standards
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and EnvironmentalAll MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory TrainingAs per the schedule.
Performance AppraisalConducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to applyYour application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and CulturePO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to *******@mthcs.vic.gov.au
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.Closing date: Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024, 5:00 pm
