Nurse Unit Manager Macalister

Nurse Unit Manager - Acute Aged Mental Health Unit

About the opportunity

Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is the main provider of Mental Health services across the Gippsland region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join our mental health services team as Nurse Unit Manager to lead our Acute Aged Mental Health Unit.

Our Macalister Unit provides care for people over the age of 65 with mental health or behavioural issues.  The unit has 10 acute assessment beds and 10 psychogeriatric nursing home beds.

About the role

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is responsible for managing, co-ordinating, leading and developing the unit, ensuring patient centred care, and the achievement of a high standard of quality patient outcomes. 

The NUM has the responsibility and accountability for the overall operational and clinical management including budgets, targets and key performance indicators. The NUM will oversee and ensure AN-ACC claims are appropriate, accurate and matched to resident care needs in compliance with the aged Care and national standards.

About you

You will have a passion for mental health, a desire to make a real difference and be a skilled people leader with experience in effectively leading teams.  You will also have experience and knowledge of the aged care system, requirements and legislation.

We are looking for candidates with:

• Registered Nurse (Division 1) with post basic qualifications in psychiatric nursing, holding current AHPRA registration
• Sound clinical knowledge, skills and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience
• Experience in an Aged Care Management role would be highly regarded
• Current knowledge on reporting and performance processes for Nursing Home under current legislation
• Sound knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and other relevant legislation
• Previous experience in leadership and/or managing teams as well as experience with budgets
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to change

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills.  For more information, we encourage you to contact Riju Philip on (03) 5173 579 or ***********@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

LRH employees enjoy access to:

• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
• Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
• Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
• Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
• Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

About LRH

LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award.  This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.

We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland. Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

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Diversity and Inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8***.

IMPORTANT:  All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.