Nurse Manager - Emergency Services
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and dynamic healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and lead the future of Emergency Services in Tamworth!
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $142,254.44 p.a. + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Location: Tamworth Hospital
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ548284
Applications Close: Monday 10th March 2025
Tamworth, the central hub of the New England North West, is home to nearly 60,000 residents. Known as the country music and equine capital of Australia, Tamworth offers a welcoming community in an agricultural region famous for lamb, wool, beef, and diverse pastures. With a temperate climate, you can enjoy all four seasons. Tamworth is a fantastic place for sports enthusiasts with over 150 sporting groups and offers plenty of relaxation with great food, coffee, shopping, and nearby day trip destinations. Affordable housing, excellent schools, and a thriving infrastructure make Tamworth a wonderful place to call home.
About your new role:
As the Nurse Manager – Emergency Services, you’ll step into a leadership role where compassion meets clinical excellence. At Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of Emergency Care, ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of patient-centred, evidence-based care. You will lead a dynamic, diverse, and skilled team to ensure a holistic approach to care and meet high-quality and safety standards for both patients and staff.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the Emergency Department team to deliver compassionate, holistic care
- Providing professional leadership in nursing standards, clinical practice, policy, and education
- Supporting operational and strategic management, service planning, clinical innovation, and risk management
- Collaborating with the Director of the Emergency Department to ensure smooth daily operations
- Contributing to effective patient care coordination and clinical redesign
- Overseeing initiatives to meet key targets, such as Hospital Access Targets, Transfer of Care targets (TOC), and Emergency Triage targets
- Mentoring staff, fostering a collaborative environment, and encouraging shared decision-making underpinned by respect and mutual understanding
We are seeking a compassionate, effective leader with the following key attributes:
- Leadership: Ability to lead and inspire diverse teams.
- Communication: Strong communication skills to influence change and resolve conflicts.
- Adaptability: Ability to manage a rapidly changing and complex environment with competing demands.
- Commitment to Excellence: A passion for providing high-quality patient care and nurturing the development of staff.
- You must have a current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
Benefits of joining us:
At Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, we’re dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development. We provide comprehensive training programs, mentorship, and access to cutting-edge resources to help you reach your full potential and excel in your role. At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
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3) We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position
4) An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Keir on Michelle.Keir@health.nsw.gov.au
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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