Operational Nurse Manager - Medicine

at  Western Sydney Local Health District

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave.
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees) http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary.
• Fitness Passport - permanent employees and their immediate family members can sign-up for this affordable membership which allows access to an extensive range of gyms, pools and fitness services from multiple providers across NSW.
  Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 6
  Remuneration: $158,194.98 - $160,730.86 per annum
  Hours Per Week: 38
  Location: Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Relevant post graduate qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
• Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the service/facility are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team and to represent the nursing service inside and outside the organisation.
• Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking to set goals, formulate strategic plans and policies to achieve identified outcomes for the service and organisation
• Demonstrated understanding and participation in the implementation of organisational change, risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.

• The Operational Nurse Manager (ONM) - Medicine participates in or is responsible for the leadership and management of nursing services in a management unit, service, complex function or facility to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.