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Form of work An exciting opportunity exists for a Registered Nurse with a strong interest in leadership, team growth and commitment to timely and equitable patient access to care. Promotion of the optimal surgical journey with best outcomes is the vision of the very experienced and dedicated perioperative department at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager (Level 1)
Remuneration: $2,273.80 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ375569
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Perioperative Services offer a team approach to the surgical journey with all departments working together to achieve the best outcomes for the patient and carers as well as supporting professional growth within the workforce.
What you'll be doing
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit/ward environment and takes 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 enable the delivery of safe, effective, quality nursing care and efficient use of resources.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) AND Relevant management tertiary qualification OR equivalent work experience, OR a combination of study and work experience; and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in change management and initiating a new service delivery model within an established service.
Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focussed care, clinical governance and quality improvement.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Bronwyn Friend on Bronwyn.Friend@health.nsw.gov.au
All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and meet the requirements of the Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
Applications Close: 16 March 2023
