Nursing Unit Manager Level 1 - Emergency Department
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $64.10 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ570722
Nurse Unit Manager Level 1 - Emergency Department - Prince of Wales Hospital
Ready to Lead the Future of Nursing?
Are you inspired to be a nursing leader? Motivated to drive positive change in healthcare? Prince of Wales Hospital is seeking passionate and experienced professionals to step into the role of Nurse Unit Manager.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead dynamic teams, shape clinical practice, and make a lasting impact on patient care and staff development in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health DistrictWhere you'll be working
Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.
Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.
The Role
The Emergency Short Stay Unit/Emergency Department Assessment Unit (EDSSU/EDAU) Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), has an overall responsibility to ensure care is co-ordinated in a safe and timely manner within the EDSSU/EDAU in the Emergency Department (ED) at Prince of Wales hospital.
The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager EDSSU/EDAU 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 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
- broad nursing 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
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 vision for nursing at Prince of Wales Hospital is ‘Transforming person centred care together’.
Nurses at the Prince of Wales Hospital are committed to working within Practice Development principles. This is enabled through a framework of inclusiveness, active participation and collaboration.
All Registered Nurses must comply and act in accordance with recognised professional and organisational standards established by:
- NSW Health
- The Nursing and Midwifery Board Of Australia
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
- Prince of Wales Hospital
Additional Information and Benefits:
- A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing
- Orientation and supported transition into your new role
- Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners
- Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Corporate health and fitness program, discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Established partnerships with Universities that promote cutting edge research in wellbeing, education and teaching.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.
- 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.
- Recent clinical experience in Emergency Department setting
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Kathryn Power on Kathryn.Power1@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Reasonable Adjustments
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- 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.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- 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 invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
