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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Rosemeadow Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $129,235.88 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ458736
Application Close Date: 28/01/2024
Interview Date Range: 31/01/2024 – 07/02/2024
Contact Details: Wendy Aspery – 0427 023 668 | Wendy.Aspery@health.nsw.gov.au
About You
- Are you hardworking and enthusiastic?
- Do you have exceptional computer skills?
- Do you like to work autonomously?
Rosemeadow Community Health Centre is recruiting for a Nurse Unit Manager to complement and enhance the current Sustaining NSW Families Team.
In this role you will be in charge of providing support and assistance to parents in the Macarthur LGA with vulnerabilities who are just about to become parents. The position works within Rosemeadow Community Health centre, alongside a multidisciplinary team and vulnerable families within the Macarthur LGA. Families are visited by their allocated Child & Family Health Nurse from the antenatal period until their baby turns two.
If this sounds like a role you will be interested in, click APPLY NOW or contact Wendy Aspery for a confidential discussion on 0427 023 668.
What You'll be Doing
The Nurse Unit Manger is responsible for facilitating the Sustaining NSW Families Macarthur program and for the timely provision of accessible, equitable and evidence based family focused care provided by the Child and Family Health Nursing Team.
Sustaining NSW Families (SNF) is a structured Child and Family Health Nurse (CFHN) led sustained home visiting program for children 0 – 2 years of age and their families. It is an evidenced based intervention for families living in areas of socio-economic disadvantage that have been identified as vulnerable and at risk of poor maternal health and wellbeing and poorer child health and developmental outcomes. Families are visited by their allocated CFHN from the antenatal period until their baby turns two.
The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our vision of Leading Care, healthier communities. All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
Where You'll Be Working
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney’s new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Tertiary qualifications in Child and Family Health nursing with relevant experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Demonstrated management experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
- Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the unit are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the management of the unit and the delivery of evidenced based nursing care
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management , work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) subject to obtaining NSW drivers licence within 3 months of appointment.
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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.
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 certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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