Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 - Sexual Health Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $136692.2 - $136692.2 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ545258
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $136692.2 - $136692.2 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ545258
Location: Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney
Applications Close Date: 16 January. 2025
Applications Close Date: 16 January. 2025
To be considered for this position you must be an employee of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and its Affiliated Health Organisations
The Role
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.
SESLHD's Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (SHBBV) Services provides leadership, innovation and research in the sector. Services within SHBBV are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses at an individual and population level within SESLHD, as well as four
statewide services.
Across these services, care is provided via fixed locations and outreach networks to a client base of approximately 28,000 individuals. SHBBV has highly skilled and diverse staff including nursing, medical, allied health, health promotion, administrative and technical staff. It is the largest SHBBV service in Australia.
The role is primarily based at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) and is one of three facilities within the Sexual Health clinical services which also includes The Albion Centre and Short Street Centre.
The primary function of the Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 is to work in close collaboration with the SSHC Nursing Unit Manager 1 to provide strategic direction of the SSHC nursing service, support financial and human resource decision making / processing and promote effective clinical service delivery to manage the speciality needs of SSHC clients.
The Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 also supports the Sexual Health Service Manager in organisational matters and to ensure operations are managed safely and effectively to meet the needs of SSHC clinical and outreach service delivery.
The role will work in collaboration with local interdisciplinary teams to ensure a streamlined approach to client centered delivery of care across the three Sexual Health facilities. Cross facility support and travel may be required where necessary.
SESLHD's Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (SHBBV) Services provides leadership, innovation and research in the sector. Services within SHBBV are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses at an individual and population level within SESLHD, as well as four
statewide services.
Across these services, care is provided via fixed locations and outreach networks to a client base of approximately 28,000 individuals. SHBBV has highly skilled and diverse staff including nursing, medical, allied health, health promotion, administrative and technical staff. It is the largest SHBBV service in Australia.
The role is primarily based at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) and is one of three facilities within the Sexual Health clinical services which also includes The Albion Centre and Short Street Centre.
The primary function of the Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 is to work in close collaboration with the SSHC Nursing Unit Manager 1 to provide strategic direction of the SSHC nursing service, support financial and human resource decision making / processing and promote effective clinical service delivery to manage the speciality needs of SSHC clients.
The Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 also supports the Sexual Health Service Manager in organisational matters and to ensure operations are managed safely and effectively to meet the needs of SSHC clinical and outreach service delivery.
The role will work in collaboration with local interdisciplinary teams to ensure a streamlined approach to client centered delivery of care across the three Sexual Health facilities. Cross facility support and travel may be required where necessary.
The Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year 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.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
- Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams.
- Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services.
- Extensive experience in sexual health and blood borne viruses clinical care.
- Current drivers licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Anthony Price on Anthony.Price@health.nsw.gov.au
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Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
