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.

ROLE TITLE: NURSE UNIT MANAGER (LEVEL 1)

Role type: Max term contract full time (until January 2027)
Department and location: PANDA, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $127,091.34 + super.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• The core business of the PANDA unit is to care for patients with alcohol or other drug intoxication or behavioral disturbance with co-existing general medical, drug and alcohol, toxicological and/or mental health issues including discharge planning.
• Provide both operational and clinical leadership and ensure appropriate resources and processes are in place for the provision of a safe, high-quality service.
• Implement policies and local procedures that support staff in the delivery of evidence-based healthcare.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and implementing necessary practice changes.
• Ensuring that all reporting requirements are met and communicated to the Drug Health Service Manager.

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional healt