ABOUT YOU

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  Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency with a recognised post graduate tertiary qualification in a clinical speciality or management (or willingness to undertake same within 12 months) or equivalent relevant experience.
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  Demonstrated operational, financial, human resource, workplace health and safety and effective communication / interpersonal skills experience at departmental level.
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  Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current nursing issues.
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  Ability to deliver, evidenced based, client centred care within a complex environment.
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  Demonstrated experience in quality improvement principles, clinical policy and procedure development and implementation.

ROLE TITLE: NURSE UNIT MANAGER (LEVEL 2)

Role type: Permanent full time
Department and location: Community Mental Health Team, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $133,112.75 + super.
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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  Lead, direct and co-ordinate the day-to-day multidisciplinary care and treatment of clients in the team in an effort to maximise their recovery process.
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  Responsible for the daily supervision, leadership and support of the CMHT as they work to meet the needs of clients and their carers.
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  Direct management over those clinicians employed working in CMHT, maintaining client flow and client care focus.
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  Co-ordination of client services- through liaison with all health care disciplines for the provision of services to meet client needs and the timely flow of clients through the system.
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  Ensures the implementation of hospital/health network policy and procedure; the dissemination of information and ensure a safe environment for staff and clients.
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  Responsible for the direction, co-ordination and supervision of the human resources under their management and safe and efficient clinical practice.