Nurse Unit Manager, Community Mental Health - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney
Role title: Nurse Unit Manager (Level 2)
Role type: Permanent full time
Department and location: Community Mental Health Team, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $133,112.75 + super.
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.
About the role
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Lead, direct and co-ordinate the day-to-day multidisciplinary care and treatment of clients in the team in an effort to maximise their recovery process.
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Responsible for the daily supervision, leadership and support of the CMHT as they work to meet the needs of clients and their carers.
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Direct management over those clinicians employed working in CMHT, maintaining client flow and client care focus.
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Co-ordination of client services- through liaison with all health care disciplines for the provision of services to meet client needs and the timely flow of clients through the system.
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Ensures the implementation of hospital/health network policy and procedure; the dissemination of information and ensure a safe environment for staff and clients.
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Responsible for the direction, co-ordination and supervision of the human resources under their management and safe and efficient clinical practice.
About you
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Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency with a recognised post graduate tertiary qualification in a clinical speciality or management (or willingness to undertake same within 12 months) or equivalent relevant experience.
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Demonstrated operational, financial, human resource, workplace health and safety and effective communication / interpersonal skills experience at departmental level.
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Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current nursing issues.
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Ability to deliver, evidenced based, client centred care within a complex environment.
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Demonstrated experience in quality improvement principles, clinical policy and procedure development and implementation.
Why work at St Vincent’s?
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Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
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Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
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Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
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Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
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Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave
About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.
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A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
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Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
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A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
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Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
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Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 1 July 2025.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.
For more information and to apply, please click here.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
