Director of Nursing - Avoca Campus

Are you ready for a new challenge? Maryborough District Health Service is seeking a Director of Nursing to oversee the Nursing Home and Hostel at the Avoca campus. Work in the picturesque community of Avoca with a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team, with a focus on providing high quality care. The Avoca Director of Nursing will have operational accountability and responsibility for the overall leadership and management of the Avoca Campus.

MDHS services the Central Goldfields and Pyrenees Shire with campuses in Avoca, Dunolly and Maryborough. The strong clinical and social links between the three campuses ensure that the community is cared for by qualified staff who are committed to high standards of person-centred care. MDHS is one of the largest employers in the region, providing the perfect setting to become part of our team and community.

Director of Nursing – Avoca Campus

Permanent Full Time – 80 hours per fortnight

Classification: Campus DON of Group 8D Campus (RN65)

Award: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024

Are you ready for a new challenge? Maryborough District Health Service is seeking a Director of Nursing to oversee the Nursing Home and Hostel at the Avoca campus. Work in the picturesque community of Avoca with a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team, with a focus on providing high quality care. The Avoca Director of Nursing will have operational accountability and responsibility for the overall leadership and management of the Avoca Campus.

We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Embrace and promote the values of MDHS – Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability & Togetherness
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Post Graduate Qualifications in Nursing (preferably gerontology)
• Demonstrated experience at a senior management level in health
• Basic Life Support Certificate

What's in it for you?

• Great Working Environment – Join a group of motivated health care professionals with a
• Permanent contract. Opportunity to join the Social Club, offering a wide range of social events and local retail discounts.
• Fantastic Earning Potential – Generous Base Salary under the Nurses and Midwives EBA with Salary Packaging available.
• Become an integral leader- Build, grow and lead the Avoca Nursing Home team at MDHS, embedding patient centred care and service excellence across the health service
• Supportive Culture with Continuous Improvement Opportunities – Culture that promotes and embraces the organisational values of GREAT (Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Togetherness) and encourages and supports employees to engage in professional development with access to the Centre of Inspired Learning and Simulation Lab.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

Qualifications:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Post Graduate Qualifications in Nursing (preferably gerontology)

Technical/Professional Knowledge and skills

• Demonstrated experience at a senior management level in health
• In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, funding, accreditation framework and policies

Desirable

Personal Attributes

• Leadership Disposition: Demonstrating the traits, inclinations, and dispositions that characterise successful leaders; exhibiting behaviour styles that meet the demands of a leader role
• Self-management: invites feedback on own behaviour and impact; uses new knowledge or information about self to build a broader understanding of own behaviour and the impact it has on others;

Interpersonal Skills

• Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Building trust: Interacting with others in a way that givens them confidence in one's intention and those of the organisation.
• Building Strategic Working Relationships: Development and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals

For further information, please contact Jaimee Oxford via *******@mdhs.vic.gov.au

Applications for this position close on Sunday 25th February 2023.

Applications are to include:

-          Covering Letter

-          Resume

-          Written response to the Key Selection Criteria, available in the Position Description on the position advertisement.

Applications are to be submitted by selecting the "Apply Now" button below.

MDHS is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments are subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and a Working with Children Check. NDIS Workers Screening will be required for workers identified as working within a risk assessed role.