Nursing Unit Manager (Lvl 2) - ICU - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time working 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Nursing Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $133,112.75 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ554824
Application Close Date: 02/03/2025
Interview Date Range: 05/03/2025 – 12/03/2025
Contact Details: Michelle Dowd – (02) 8738 3629 | Michelle.Dowd1@health.nsw.gov.au
Liverpool hospital is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 to join the leadership team in ICU.
This role offers you a chance to work with the Nurse Manager in leading a skilled team of nurses, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care of critically ill patients.
Working with a team of NUMs in the ICU, you will oversee the daily operations of the department, including staff management, resource allocation, and quality improvement initiatives.
Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth functioning of the unit and promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. This role requires a dynamic individual with extensive experience in intensive care and a proven track record of effective leadership and management within a healthcare setting.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of patient care, fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
As a key member of Liverpool hospital’s clinical leadership team, the NUM 2 will play a crucial role in shaping the future of intensive care services and delivering exceptional health outcomes for patients.
What You'll be Doing:
The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.
- Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
- The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
- Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
- Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
- Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasising the value you intend to bring to the Intensive Care Unit.
- Outline what aspects of taking on a leadership role within the Intensive Care Unit excite you and align with your professional aspirations. Give us an insight to your leadership style and how you will apply this in the role.
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Additional Information
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