Nurse Manager - Intensive Care Unit

at  Cabrini Health

Nurse Manager – Intensive Care Unit
Full-time ongoing position
Cabrini Malvern

Cabrini benefits:

• Tax savings - Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
• Attractive remuneration + 11% superannuation
• Vibrant Malvern location close to public transport
• Myki Commuter discounted fares
• Rewarding career growth opportunities
• Mission-based, values-driven healthcare organisation

About the unit
Cabrini’s Intensive Care Unit is a 16-bed, level 3 unit providing care for more than 1600 patients a year. We are affiliated with Monash University and accredited with the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM). The unit offers a full range of intensive care services catering for in-patients, emergency admissions, and transfers from other facilities.
Our case-mix includes cardiac and advanced thoracic surgery, complex upper GI and colorectal surgery, emergency, and acute medical, and other complex surgical specialities.
We pride ourselves on providing exceptional patient care in a highly skilled and supportive team environment.
The role
An exciting and key nursing leadership position has become available for a dynamic, highly motivated, and suitably qualified registered nurse to lead the Intensive Care Unit team at Cabrini Malvern.
This position will suit a dynamic nurse leader looking for an opportunity to build on current management experience. The successful candidate will be innovative and visionary with a focus on building a cohesive, patient-centred team.
The Nurse Manager’s focus will be to foster a strong safety culture that is supportive of the nursing workforce to optimise patient safety and ensure the delivery of an exceptional experience for staff, patients, and their families.

Key selection criteria includes

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Extensive experience as a Critical Care Registered Nurse
• Post Graduate Critical Care qualifications
• A Working with Children Check
• Previous nursing management experience (ANUM level or above)

You will also have

• Evidence of strong leadership skills
• Good understanding of workforce planning
• Proven ability to manage budgets and operational KPIs
• Demonstrated experience in building cohesive highly functioning teams
• Highly developed communication and organisational skills
• Experience in quality improvement activities that have led to improved patient care outcomes and patient experience
• Understanding and experience of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
• Ability to lead and work as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work within Cabrini’s Mission and Values
• Solid understanding of the Cabrini Strategic Plan and the Cabrini Patient Experience Strategy

Enquiries should be directed to: Hammish Manning - Surgical Services Director on 0448 826 311
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

Please refer the Job description for details