AddressThis position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part time), under theNSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote Health Services and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.
To recognise ongoing service in this role, once the successful candidate has served a qualifying period, they will become entitled to a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (as taxable income).
For more information, please discuss incentive options with the contact person for this role.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 4
Remuneration: $143,125.82 - $145640.83 + superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ495355
- Are you an experienced clinician or have a back ground in Primary Health Nursing with strong people management experience and ready to make your next career move?
- We are looking for a flexible and agile leader to work across two remote communities.
- Key to your success, will be your strong leadership and team culture development coupled by your ability to grow capability in your team to improve the patient experience in the rural communities we serve.
We really aren’t that far away - only 5 hour drive to Mildura, 2 hours from Broken Hill or a short flight from anywhere in Australia. Everything you need is at your front door! Learn more about living in the beautiful rural community of Wilcannia & White Cliffs NSW
What you will be doing
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Health Service Manager to lead and grow our Wilcannia MPS and White Cliff Remote Health teams. You are a change enabler and culture champion, with exceptional clinician skills that thrives being hands on working on the floor sharing best practice, whilst being responsible for all resources including people, facility management and community relationships.
You will be empathic, flexible, and adaptable and a good listener. Your role will involve integrating into the community whilst maintaining healthy professional and personal boundaries. You will be proactive, have recent experience in emergency medicine including triage, and be comfortable working in a remote location where you are the most senior clinician available.
Some of your responsibilities include but are not limited too:
- Provide safe patient care to a 24/7 MPC across Wilcannia and White Cliffs
- You will be the face and ambassador representing FWHLD where you will grow your community connections including schools and NGO’s
- Triage experience and recent emergency department experience
- Auditing, compliance and training
- Being on call and travel is required as part of this role
What we offer
- Rural Incentive applies to this role
- 12 paid ADO’s per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + relocation packaging that may be available to you
- Novated leasing
- Fitness Passport
- Remote Area Housing Benefit
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public Health Services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Current nursing registration (as well preferably as a midwife) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated recency of clinical competency/practice in the Emergency Department and Triage competent.
- Postgraduate Tertiary Qualifications in Management and/or Leadership or working towards (Masters Level).
- Demonstrated Leadership skills including conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation, and the ability to motivate, inspire and manage staff to achieve service and professional goals through recognised change management processes.
- Proven ability to function effectively as part of a senior management team and to work successfully with other professions and disciplines in the management of health care services.
- Broad clinical and operational management expertise at a senior level within a health care environment, including strategic planning, the development, implementation and evaluation of organisational Strategic & Business plans and Project management.
- Demonstrated successful achievement in financial management and the ability to develop financial efficiency strategies and achieve goals.
- Demonstrated understanding of the role, function & funding of public hospitals within the NSW and Australian Health systems.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Barbara Turner on **************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 19th July,2024
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At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
