Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (until December 2020)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $118.419.26 per annum pro rata Vaccination Category: A
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ168167 Application Closes: 15 June 2020 **Internal applicants only** To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be a current employee of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. A rewarding career and a fabulous regional lifestyle; what else could you ask for? Where you will be working The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has over 3,500 staff, 33 Public Hospitals, including 2 Base Hospitals, 8 Acute Community Hospitals and 16 Multi-Purpose Services. A progressive organisation, Murrumbidgee LHD continues to make significant achievements in improving health services and strives to provide a compassionate health care system that consistently delivers the highest standard of care to people, no matter where they live. Communities we support are diverse, with approximately 245,000 people in communities large and small, across a geographic area of approximately 125,561 square kilometres. Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) spans across southern New South Wales, stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest and all the way along the Victorian border. What you will be doing The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.

(a) CO-ORDINATION OF PATIENT SERVICES -
Liaison with all health care disciplines for the provision of services to meet patient needs; the orchestration of services to meet patient needs after discharge; monitoring catering and transport services.
(b) UNIT MANAGEMENT -
Implementation of hospital/health service policy: dissemination of information to all personnel; ensuring environmental safety; monitoring the use and maintenance of equipment; monitoring the supply and use of stock and supplies; monitoring cleaning services.
(c) STAFF MANAGEMENT -
Direction, co-ordination and supervision of midwifery/ nursing activities; training, appraisal and counselling of midwives and nurses; rostering and/or allocation of midwifery/nursing staff; Development and/or implementation of new midwifery and nursing practice according to patient need.

Nursing Unit Manager Level 2 whose responsibilities in relation to patient services, ward or unit management and staff management are in excess of those of a nursing unit manager level 1.

Please refer to the Position Description for the essential requirements and full selection criteria. Your application must include a current resume and address all selection criteria. Additional Information

Existing employees with a minimum of 6 months continuous service within the Local Health District are eligible to apply.
This recruitment process includes pre-employment Online Safe for Work screening.
If you are applying for a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2018_009. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For visa information, please see www.immi.gov.au
This is a child-related position. You will be required to obtain a NSW Children’s Guardian Working With Children Check (WWCC) which can be found by clicking on the below link: www.newcheck.kids.nsw.gov.au

Find out more about applying for this position. For role related queries or questions contact Ellen McCormick on Ellen.McCormick@health.nsw.gov.au MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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