Director of Nursing, Forensic Hospital - PFT

Employment Type

Position Title: Director of NursingForensic Hospital – PFT

We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

If you're passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at Justice Health NSW. Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

Justice Health NSW is a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

The Role

The position calls for a Nurse Manager with extensive experience in mental health and highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated strong leadership for nursing and capacity for ensuring innovation and safety. The Director of Nursing will work alongside other Senior Managers to support the Service Director and Clinical Director to ensure a safe environment for staff and high quality forensic mental health care.

The Director of Nursing will assume principal leadership of, and responsibility for, all nursing operations to ensure positive patient outcomes, improved specialist nursing practices in forensic mental health and workplace conditions, staff safety, award alignment, fiscal responsibility, and alignment with local workforce priorities.

Our location, Team, and Service

The Forensic Hospital is a high-secure forensic mental health facility in New South Wales, operated by Justice Health NSW.  This facility provides specialist, therapeutic inpatient care for adults and adolescent forensic, correctional, and high-risk civil patients. 

A multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing, and allied health professionals are dedicated to providing a care across the clinical spectrum, from high dependency and acute care, to long stay and rehabilitation care. 

While working at the Forensic Hospital you will develop strong professional connections with colleagues and making a positive contribution to vulnerable people.  This dynamic work environment is interesting, stimulating, challenging, rewarding and one where you can have a positive impact on the lives of patients and their families.  To learn more about careers in our network, please click the link below:

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A comprehensive two-week full-time orientation is provided for all new staff commencing at the Forensic Hospital. The next intake dates are 27 May and 5 August 2024.

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Salary & Benefits

Your salary of $170,723.06 - $173,269.38 per annum plus super and leave loading is just the beginning. 

You’ll have access to:

• Access to salary packaging benefits.
• A fitness passport (if you’re eligible) + ADOs (if full-time)
• Free on-site parking to minimise your commute time.
• Fantastic training & education opportunities available.

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.