Access and Demand Nurse Manager
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $142,254.44 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ544422
Applications Close: 26/01/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An exciting opportunity is now available to join the team in Patient Flow, located at Nepean Hospital. This position available is a Nurse Manager Grade 3: Access and Demand and is a Permanent Full time role.
The Access and Demand Nurse Manager within the Nursing and Midwifery Operations Centre (NMOC) provides operational direction with the Deputy Director of Nursing Midwifery to implement the operational and strategic direction of the NMOC to meet key performance indicators including Length of Stay (LOS) and Waiting for What (W4W).
The Access and Demand Nurse Manager contributes to the effective management of clinical operations within the NMOC including leadership of the NMOC Bed Managers, Continuing Care Coordinators and Transit Lounge staff. Working in collaboration across Nepean Hospital with the Nurse/Midwife Managers and Nurse/Midwife Unit Managers. This position contributes to the Nepean Hospital Nursing Executive team.
Apply now to join the NBMLHD team!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
· Accrued Day Off (ADO)
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Current Registered Nurse with the National Registration with AHPRA and Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel
- Postgraduate qualification in Health management and/or extensive relevant post registration experience in similar role.
- Broad recent clinical and operational management experience within a complex health care environment including operational planning in a Patient Flow Unit.
- Demonstrated leadership skills involving problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a dynamic bed base within a tertiary organisation and in managing key financial performance management goals
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary management team
- A good understanding of the complexities of a tertiary health care environment.
- Computer literacy, ability to trend and interpret data and competent information seeking skills.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Carmel Zucak on Carmel.Zucak@health.nsw.gov.au
