Nurse Unit Manager (Emergency)
Job No:
105604
Location:
Ballarat
- Are you a qualified and confident Nurse with leadership experience looking for your next role?
- Take on this pivotal role as a Nurse Unit Manager leading the Emergency Department in a thriving organisation
- Highly attractive negotiable remuneration package, commensurate with your skills and experience, plus super!
- Enjoy significant salary packaging options, qualification allowances circa $2,580-$6,450, 5 weeks annual leave and monthly Accrued Day Off
- Relocation and accommodation assistance on offer - great opportunity for interstate candidates to apply!
About the Opportunity
BHS now has an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a driven and committed Nurse Unit Manager to join their growing Emergency Department at Ballarat Base Hospital on a full-time basis.
Reporting to the Director of Nursing, Access and Operations and working closely with the Director of Emergency, you will primarily be responsible for providing management, leadership and professional expertise to nursing and support staff working in the clinical unit/department.
Your day to day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate and foster the provision of best practice standards of nursing care and service delivery that meets the needs of the patients/residents, their families and carers;
- Planning for and managing an environment conducive to person-centred care which fosters a culture of consumer partnership and engagement;
- Providing direction and consultation with unit based education and training, working collaboratively with key stakeholders to facilitate clinical skills acquisition and performance assessment; and
- Establishing and maintaining professional affiliation and networks with both regional and metropolitan tertiary hospitals and speciality nursing professional bodies.
About You
To be considered for this position you must be an AHPRA registered nurse with postgraduate Emergency Care/Emergency Nursing qualifications alongside demonstrated nursing management and clinical experience.
You will be confident in engaging and inspiring your staff, developing a dynamic and cohesive team culture that enables you to effectively work with a multidisciplinary team to achieve best-practice care in stressful and challenging situations.
BHS is looking for a passionate individual with the knowledge and ability to articulate contemporary issues influencing emergency health care while developing a dynamic and cohesive team culture.
The ideal candidate will be an adaptable and flexible manager with the initiative to further their knowledge and the strategic mindset to lead and support cultural and organisational change to drive the future of the Emergency Department.
While not mandatory, candidates that have obtained or are working towards tertiary qualifications in Management or similar discipline will be highly regarded.
About the Benefits
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with a highly attractive negotiable salary package plus super, commensurate with your skills and experience, plus significant salary packaging options.
Further to this, candidates with relevant qualifications will enjoy a qualification allowance circa $2,580 - $6,450, depending on the level of the qualification, in addition to 5 weeks annual leave and a monthly flexible Accrued Day Off.
Relocation and accommodation assistance are negotiable for the successful candidate, making this a great opportunity for interstate candidates to apply.
BHS strongly supports professional development and education for all staff, with ongoing leadership and external postgraduate education on offer for valued team members.
This is a fantastic opening for a committed and driven Nursing professional to join a dedicated and passionate team of staff in a beautiful, thriving regional location, so what are you waiting for? Apply Now!
About the Organisation
Ballarat Health Services (BHS) has been providing quality care for the Ballarat and Grampians region for more than 160 years. BHS operates the Ballarat Base Hospital, the largest regional hospital in the Grampians region with over 4,500 staff. It is the principal referral hospital for the entire region, which extends from Bacchus Marsh to the South Australian border, an area of 48,000 square kilometres.
As a total health care provider, BHS provides care for patients and the community across a comprehensive range of general and specialist care, including Acute, Sub-Acute, Residential and Community Care, in addition to Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Services. The work they do and the care they provide is second to none, with all BHS staff, and the services they provide, guided by a simple philosophy: "Don't settle for second best".