AddressRemuneration: $123,391.88 - $123,391.88 + Superannuation + Salary PackagingLocation: InverellEmployment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ482629Closing Date: 13th of May
About your new job:
Join our team as a Clinical and Non-clinical Num 1 Position in our brand-new unit at Inverell Hospital. This role offers a unique blend of administrative responsibilities and hands-on clinical work, overseeing a busy department open 24/7 with 25-30 presentations daily. You'll be fully supported by our management team, including Nurse Unit Managers in Armidale who are eager to mentor and guide you. The role is 0.6 FTE Administrative and 0.4 FTE clinical, with flexibility within this arrangement occurring regularly.
We provide ongoing training and orientation, including sessions with the Health Service Manager and Clinical Services Manager to ensure you're equipped for success. This autonomous role requires a high level of experience, particularly in Emergency Department management, with a minimum of 5 years of ED experience preferred.
We're seeking dynamic individuals who excel in communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, and who are committed to training, supporting, and mentoring junior staff. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a challenging yet supportive environment, where they can lead by example and make a difference in both patient care and staff development.
Where you'll be working:
- Joining our team means becoming an esteemed member of a community situated in Rural NSW.
- Embracing its title as Australia’s Sapphire City, this town invites you to discover precious gemstones at Billabong Blue Sapphire Fossicking Park and numerous nearby locations.
- Benefit from convenient flight options at Inverell airport, offering a swift 1-hour flight to Brisbane and regular flights to Sydney and Melbourne throughout the week.
- Take pleasure in scenic countryside drives or embark on trips to Brisbane or Sydney, with travel times ranging from 5 to 7 hours.
- Choice of schooling options available within Inverell itself including a private catholic school, as well as private schools and a major university situated within 1.5hrs of Inverell.
- Multiple sporting opportunities available for both adults and children alike, as well as bushwalking, running, cycling and multiple social venues for relaxing and unwinding.
What we can offer you:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- Superannuation contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Essential:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
- Casual opportunities may be available for recommended applicants.
- To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Katherine Randall on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
