Nurse Unit Manager, Virtual Care Service

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse seeking a leadership role in a rapidly growing Virtual Care Service (VCS)? The VCS Model is seeking a dedicated Nurse Unit Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting our nursing team and shaping the future of patient care for Northern Sydney.Employment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Nurse Unit Manager (Level 1)Remuneration:  $2,364.80 per weekHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ477940

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

Where you'll be working

Virtual Care Service, Level 5, Douglas Building, Royal North Shore Hospital 

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. 

• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to our team of nurses, ensuring exceptional patient care within the VCS model of care.
• Champion the integration of physical and Virtual Care modalities, fostering a seamless experience for patients.
• Identify and address complex patient situations, providing escalation support when needed.
• Play a key role in implementing and guiding our new centralized triage system for both HITH and VCS services.
• Collaborate with a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) including nurses, GPs, family carers, and other healthcare providers to deliver patient-centered care.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
4. Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
5. Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
6. Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in change management and initiating a new service delivery model within an established service.
7. Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focussed care, clinical governance and quality improvement.

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For role related queries or questions contact Chenyao Yu on **********@health.nsw.gov.au or 0400 115 *** 

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 7 April 2024