Job Description
Employment Type: Permanent full time
Hours: 76 hours per fortnight plus an ADO
Salary: as per NSW State Award Nurses & Midwives
Location: Mercy Care Centre, Young NSW
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: For enquiries and a copy of the position description contact Mary-Lou Cusack Operations Manager/Director Of Nursing, MCusack@mercy.com.au, 02 6382 8444

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Mercy Care Centre Young is a 26-bed subacute health service facility providing a range of outpatient, community health and aged care services for the people of Young and surrounding region. It specialises in geriatric evaluation and management; rehabilitation and palliative care.
For gorgeous country charm and pleasure-seeking delights on the southwest slopes of the Great Dividing Range NSW, the Young and Hilltops region is a wonderful destination famous for its cherry orchards and elegant cool-climate wines.
Young and the Hilltops region is around four hours’ drive from Sydney and two hours from Canberra. It’s also a great stop on a Sydney to Melbourne road trip. The nearest airports are in Canberra, Wagga Wagga and Bathurst, all around two hours away.

As the Nurse Unit Manager you will:

• Manage our Inpatient 26 bed, subacute ward specialising in rehabilitation and palliative care
• Provide effective leadership and strategic direction within the unit to ensure high quality clinical practices and patient care
• Tactically manage the operational, financial, human and information resources within the unit liaising with the relevant Clinical Director
• Provide effective Nursing leadership within the Clinical Program to ensure high quality clinical practices and client care

• Relevant Nursing qualifications. Current registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW
• Experience in providing management and leadership
• Demonstrated ability to develop good multidisciplinary relationships and progress change management initiatives
• A professional manner with excellent customer service and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform all activities within the Mercy mission, vision and core values
• Demonstrated computer literacy

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.