Manager Nursing Midwifery Policy, Practice and Initiatives

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 5
Remuneration: $150623.88 - $153175.41
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ483720
Location: Broken Hill

• You are a big picture thinker who enjoys researching and planning as well as writing policies and reporting.
• No day will be the same as you manage multiple projects, supporting the development of our emerging leaders in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Your ability to foster, build relationships and partnerships, work on strategic initiatives with a clear focus on improving the patient experience, will ensure your success.

We really aren't that far away - only 3 hours? drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West. 

About the Opportunity 
We have a rare opportunity for a Manager Nursing Midwifery Policy, Practices, and Initiatives to join our dynamic FWLHD Nursing and Midwifery team. In this role you will work both autonomously and collaboratively with key partners, UDRH and other LHD?s, to develop and create programs and documentation.

Reporting and working closely with the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery/Director Clinical Governance, you are responsible for provision of operational and strategic leadership and management of Nursing Midwifery Policy, practice, professional practice, programs and Initiatives to achieve quality patient outcomes. 

Your broad nursing background, experience leading and growing high performing teams, ability to juggle multiple priorities, strategic mindset, project management and ability to influence, will be vital, as you lead the way in the development and  implementation of initiatives including the new policy framework and clinical trials framework, along with implementation  of ECAT into FWLHD.

Some of your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery to manage nursing and midwifery services across the health service, providing leadership to achieve professional and organisational standards of nursing and midwifery practice, research, patient care and patient experience.
• Facilitate, coordinate and lead development and implementation of nursing and Midwifery Policy, procedure, guidelines, and clinical pathways, to ensure embedding in evidence based Practice and integration into patient care.
• Lead cultural change through practice development, teamwork and transformational leadership that promotes learning, skill enhancement and leadership to drive nursing and midwifery as a profession and contribute to improved patient outcomes in the Health Service.
• Provide enhanced clinical and operational support to the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery in addressing the key issues identified within the strategic plan, namely the use of evidence based models of care and service frameworks to provide a cohesive and integrated health service.

What is on offer

• Relocation assistance + 3mths accommodation to help you settle in
• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• 12 paid ADOs per year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment and relocation
• Novated leasing
• Remote Area Housing Benefit
• Isolation & climate allowance
• Fitness Passport 
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development and leadership coaching through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities

About Broken Hill
A true ?Oasis in the Outback?, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia's first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

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 create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

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:

• Have 5 years? senior experience with current AHPRA registration in nursing and or midwifery and have relevant tertiary and or post graduate qualifications in health management, health education, health policy and planning, or similar; or working towards the same.
• Demonstrated advanced communication and people skills including verbal and written forms of communication, including briefs and policy submissions and group facilitation.
• Demonstrated experience in a nursing leadership role involving nursing and midwifery professional practice, change management, conflict resolution, motivational and team development skills together with the ability to apply complex problem solving strategies.
• Proven ability to function effectively as part of a senior management team and to work successfully with other professionals, disciplines and Ministry of Health pillars in the management and leadership of health care services.
• Broad clinical experience and operational management expertise at a senior level within a health care environment, including strategic planning, the development, implementation & evaluation of organisational Strategic & Business Plans and Project Management.
• Evidence of successful achievement in financial management & the ability to develop financial efficiency strategies and achieve goals.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and facilitate the implementation and development of policy/guidelines, evidence based Practice and ensure quality processes are in line with accreditation standards of clinical governance.

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

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For role related queries or questions contact Wendy Gleeson on *************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 18th May, 2024

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.