Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 - Outpatients Department - Temporary Fulltime Until 26 Nov 2023 - Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 26 Nov 2023
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $127,607.91 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ348540

Join the Nursing team at Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital

Where you'll be working

The Sydney Hospital/Sydney Eye Hospital Outpatient Department is a group of outpatient clinics incorporating; Sydney Eye Hospital Outpatient Department, Kogarah Eye Clinic located in Chapel Street, Kogarah, a General Outpatient Department and a TB (Tuberculosis) Outpatient service.

The Sydney Eye Hospital Outpatient Department is a Centre of Excellence, a tertiary and quaternary referral centre for specialist ophthalmic services, providing a comprehensive general and ophthalmology service incorporating consultation, diagnostic and treatment services, with facilities for adults and children. What you'll be doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The Nursing Unit Manager is the registered nurse in charge of a ward/unit or group of wards/units or a service (e.g. Child and Family Health) within SESLHD.

The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager Outpatient is to:

• lead, direct and co-ordinate patient or client care;
• ensure the practice of nursing is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives.
• lead and co-ordinate the nursing/midwifery and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level, and
• monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit

As the leader of the unit, the NUM will demonstrate her/his capability through attitude, skills, behaviour and attributes, namely:

• broad nursing/midwifery experience and knowledge;
• understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery;
• professional integrity;
• ethical conduct;
• accountability;
• advocacy;
• enabling others;
• cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective team work;
• commitment to advancing the profession of nursing/midwifery and care provision

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

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). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.​

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Selection Criteria * Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.

• Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development
• A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services
• Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services.
• Demonstrate negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

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Applications Close: 14th December, 2022