AddressPosition Title: Inpatient Mental Health Service Nurse Manager
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per week: 38 per week
Position Grade: Nurse Manager Grade 3 Year1
Salary: $135,591.23 - $138,111.46 base per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017
Department Name: Mental Health Services, PECC, Safe Assessment Space (SAS) and Caritas , Darlinghurst Campus
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing Health Services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to clients of the Inpatient Mental Health Service. The position is accountable for the overall leadership and management of the Mental Health Inpatient services. Some of the key responsibilities:
- Direction, co-ordination and supervision of staff under their management and safe and efficient clinical practice.
- Oversee rostering of both inpatient units by working in collaboration with the NUM 1 positions.
- Lead and coordinate recruitment for the Mental Health inpatient services.
- Operational, financial, clinical governance and human resource management of the department.
- Liaise with a range of key internal and external stakeholders and reporting on these relations and accountabilities to the Mental Health Service manager.
- Attend and contribute to a range of committees and meetings including Clinical Governance, Policy and Procedure, Complex Care, Inter-agency complex care and chair a range of staff meetings and briefings as required.
- Ensure all inpatient nursing and allied health staff are provided periodic performance reviews in conjunction with the PECC and Caritas NUMs, Inpatient CNE’s and CNC’s
- Implementation of hospital/health network policy and procedure; the dissemination of information and ensure a safe environment for staff and patients.
- As the Inpatient Mental HealthNurse Manager you will support and oversee the Inpatient Mental Health NUMs for any nursing matters regarding professional conduct or issues of concern. In turn the due course for matters of nursing professionalism will be escalated to the Mental Health Service Manager and the Director of Nursing for support, review and oversight.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Nurse Manager who possess a passion for person centred care. We welcome applications from people who have a high level of leadership experience and the ability to plan, implement and evaluate service delivery.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries
2. Currently registered as a registered Nurse with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency with recognised post graduate tertiary qualifications in Mental Health and management and/or equivalent relevant experience
3. Demonstrated high level leadership within the workplace including the ability to plan, implement and evaluate local service delivery and to form productive working relationships through highly developed communication, negotiation, facilitation and conflict resolution skills.
4. Demonstrated experience managing operational, financial, human resource & workplace health and safety considerations
5. Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current nursing issues.
6. Ability to assess, supervise and deliver evidenced based, patient centred care within a complex environment.
7. Demonstrated experience in quality improvement initiatives, clinical policy and procedure development and implementation.
8. Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Word/Excel, Email and an electronic medical record/referral systems.
If you have any difficulties accessing the Position Description for this role, please contact the Talent Team at
Applications close on 5 June 2024
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:Contact Details:
Mental Health Service Manager, Elizabeth Wyer, **************@svha.org.auAlternate Contact:
Closing Date:
5 June 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au
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