Nursing Unit Manager - Level 2

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.  

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 Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager is the registered nurse/Midwife in charge of a ward/unit or group of wards/units or a service (e.g. Child and Family Health) within SESLHD.   

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) holds responsibility for the leadership and management of a designated pod of staff within the Randwick Campus Operating Suite. This includes oversight of clinical specialties and the coordination of equipment for both adult and paediatric patients within the pod, to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of surgical services. Furthermore, the NUM plays a pivotal role in supporting change management initiatives and facilitating the transition of adult surgical services to the new operating suite. 

The purpose of the Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager Randwick Campus Operating Suite (RCOS) 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 RCOS
•  Change Management

 As the leader of the unit, the NUM will demonstrate her/his capability through attitude, skills, behaviour and attributes, namely:  
 

• broad nursing/midwifery 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

Where 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.

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 well being, 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

For more information on careers and benefits of working for SESLHD, visit our page. 

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