Operational Nurse Manager (Grade 6) - Campbelltown Mental Health Service - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Campbelltown Hospital Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 6
Remuneration: $162,943.24 - $165,552.17 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ548104
Application Close Date: 16/02/2025
Interview Date Range: 19/02/2025 – 26/02/2025
Contact Details: Kelly Walker – 0439 662 636 | kelly.walker@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead a specialised campus of Mental Health Units within the South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD). As the nursing leader, you will provide management and guidance to a growing service, driving innovation and developing best practices in mental health nursing. This role offers the chance to shape and nurture a leading nursing workforce, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, and with the SWSLHD executive.
With a strong focus on patient-centred, compassionate care, you will empower consumers in their recovery while supporting the ongoing development of the nursing workforce. Your leadership will translate effective models of care into practice, and you will lead multiple units/teams within the mental health service.
This is a full-time, Monday to Friday role, with flexibility in working hours to support work-life balance. If you're passionate about advancing mental health nursing and creating a positive impact on both patients and staff, this is the role for you.
What You'll be Doing
As part of the Nursing and Midwifery leadership team at SWSLHD you will bring vision and clarity to your role, be a great communicator, self-directed, with an ability to inspire, motivate and support people to reach their full potential. Each day you challenge yourself to uphold the vision of the Nursing and Midwifery service, which is to provide compassionate care always through leading effective work cultures that transforms the patient and staff experience, in line with SWSLHD Transforming Your Experience
You demonstrate initiative, creativity and contribute to our vision of innovative models of care
You will support the SWSLHD Transforming Your Experience strategy to provide an exceptional experience for everyone who interacts with our organization for the provision of safe, high quality care
Reporting to the Director of Nursing and Midwifery the ONM works collaboratively with all levels of staff to ensure that the ultimate goal of safe compassionate care for patients of SWSLHD is achieved
The ONM will provide guidance and support to ensure that there is a focus on service development and appropriate oversight of practices, trends and indicators. Ongoing assessment and improvement in operational processes and clinical outcomes is an inherent responsibility of this position
The Nurse Manager is to foster and maintain close professional relationships with relevant clinical managers, peers and District managers to achieve organisational goals
As a nursing senior manager it is essential to ensure that systems and processes are in place to support the Nursing/Midwifery Unit Managers to meet the standards outlined in the Nursing and Midwifery management Framework
This position will support the SWSLHD Strategic Plan as well as the facility/service operational and/or clinical service plan and any relevant service operational or strategic plans
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience
Where You'll Be Working
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney’s new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
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.
- Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting including strategic planning and the development and implementation of Business/Operational Plans
- Demonstrated ability to develop a culture within the organisation which is open to critical reflection and change.
- Demonstrated ability to develop an environment which promotes continuous improvement in practice.
- Demonstrated ability to represent the organization at the local level, and appropriately consult with staff and other health professionals through utilising a broad range of communication skills selectively in a variety of settings.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate and incorporate where appropriate emerging trends within the nursing profession.
- Demonstrated ability to monitor and evaluate performance management across the organisation and identify opportunities to realise enhanced performance.
- Demonstrated ability to develop a strategic plan for the nursing service, contribute to the development of a strategic plan for the organization and assess nursing and/or health service resource utilisation and make recommendations. This should incorporate the effective implementation of organisational change, risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
