Nurse Unit Manager (PAPU) and Bed Flow Coordinator

at  Peninsula Health

• Exciting leadership opportunity within our supportive and collaborative team
• Respectful culture & innovative management
• Excellent salary packaging benefits and discounted onsite parking
• Classification: RPN GRADE 5 (NP51) *

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:

https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

• Please refer to salary circular for VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time. Selection Criteria Essential: Do you have AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with post-graduate qualification in mental health?
Essential: Do you have extensive experience in the mental health field including inpatient services and/or community mental health care?
Essential: Do you have the ability to work with other areas of the organisation and take a Peninsula Health wide view of situations?
Essential: Do you have advanced leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead in complex environments

The Peninsula Health Mental Health Service (PHMHS) Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit (PAPU) Manager and Patient Bed Flow Coordinator is an integral part of the leadership team committed to upholding Peninsula Health’s values and meeting organisational goals.
PAPU is a 6 bed short stay (up to 72 hours) unit working collaboratively with the Frankston Emergency Department the Community Mental health Program.
The Manager will have primary responsibility for the leadership of PHMHS staff working in PAPU, implementing operational requirements of the service and the overall delivery of clinical services to the clients of PAPU. The Manager is responsible for the management and allocation of Mental Health beds during business hours.