Mental Health Associate Nurse Unit Manager Inpatient Unit

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network - Rural and Remote Inpatient Mental Health Unit- Rural and Remote Mental Health Services, Glenside Health Serivces.
• Salary:  RN/M2A  $100,343 - $107,279 p.a.
• Permanent Full Time position, working over a 7 day roster

Overview

Joining the Rural & Remote Inpatient Mental Health Unit based at Glenside Health Services, you will support the Nurse Unit Manager in nursing leadership and overseeing the provision of nursing care within the Inpatient unit. Promoting continuity and consistency of care, you will ensure a comprehensive and integrated range of evidence-based, recovery-oriented services that are appropriate to the needs of consumers and the local community. You will engage in activities such as performance management processes, recruitment, staffing, leave management, rostering, work allocation and attendance management, financial and supplies planning and monitoring. Maintaining cooperative and productive working relationships within all members of the Mental Health team, you will support and work collaboratively with less experienced staff. Supporting change management processes, you will act to resolve local and immediate nursing care or service delivery problems. You will accept accountability for your own practice standards, activities delegated to others and for the guidance and development of staff.

You must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold a current practicing certificate, along with a relevant postgraduate qualification in Mental Health practice. This will supported by your experience in management and leadership roles, providing leadership, supervision and direction to student nurses, Enrolled Nurses and less experienced Registered Nurses and clinicians. Demonstrating a strong commitment to meeting the needs of consumers in the Mental Health service, you will bring the ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the healthcare setting.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading. 

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 857104

Application Closing Date

23 February 2024 - 1 week close - 11.55PM

Attachments

 857104 - Mental HealthAssociate Nurse Unit Manager Inpatient Unit amended.pdf

 JCS+RN+Mental+Health+final.pdf

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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.