After Hours Nurse Manager

Rochester & Elmore District Health Service; Echuca; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Cafe on site

Study leave

Flexible leave buy-back

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Rochester and Elmore District Health Service (REDHS) invites applications for the After Hours Nurse Manager on our Acute Ward. This 0.7 FTE, permanent part-time role coordinates clinical services in the absence of the Acute Services Manager, ensuring patient care, staffing, safety and security across the organisation.

Requirements include five years post-basic RN experience, readiness for a post-graduate qualification, and strong leadership with collaborative practice.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse qualifications with five years post-basic clinical experience.
• Post graduate clinical or management qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Contemporary clinical knowledge and experience in an acute setting and knowledge of residential aged care nursing.
• Ability to lead a professional team with a commitment to collaborative practice and productive working relationships.
• Intermediate IT skills, inclusive of email, internet, databases and word processing.
• Evidence of ongoing clinical practice development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical services across the organisation in the absence of the Acute Services Manager and Director of Clinical Operations.
• Assume overall responsibility of the organisation, ensuring appropriate patient care, staffing, safety and security.

Skills

Advanced care planning

Care delivery

Clinical leadership

Portfolio management

Interpersonal skills

Ongoing professional development

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse qualifications

Postgraduate qualification (clinical or management)

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Rochester and Elmore District Health Service

'To be a trusted leader in our local rural health care'

After Hours Nurse Manager

0.7 FTE - 56 hours per fortnight

Permanent Part Time

An opportunity exists for a motivated and experienced Registered Nurse to join REDHS as an After Hours Nurse Manager on our Acute Ward. This position is responsible for coordinating clinical services across the organisation in the absence of the Acute Services Manager and Director of Clinical Operations. This role will assume overall responsibility of the organisation, ensuring appropriate patient care, staffing, safety and security.

Requirements

• A willingness to work afternoon, night and weekend shifts;
• Current Registered Nurse Qualifications with five years post basic clinical experience;
• Advanced care planning, care delivery and evaluation skills;
• A post graduate clinical or management qualification or a willingness to work towards one;
• Contemporary clinical knowledge and experience in an acute setting and knowledge of residential aged care nursing;
• Ability to lead a professional team with a commitment to collaborative practice and productive working relationships;
• Intermediate IT skills, inclusive of email, internet, databases and word processing;
• Ability to take on specific portfolio responsibility;
• Evidence of ongoing clinical practice development.

Preference will be given to Rural & Isolated Practice Registered Nurse (RIPERN) endorsement or a Registered Nurse willing to work towards this endorsement.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Melissa Seelenmeyer, Acute Services Manager on 03 5484 4*** or************@redhs.com.au

View the Position Description that contains full details of the position, or go to https://www.redhs.com.au/working-with-redhs/current-vacancies/

About REDHS

Rochester and Elmore District Health Service (REDHS) is situated in Rochester which is the gateway to the mighty Murray River region and close to the regional centres of Echuca, Bendigo and Shepparton.

We are an integrated rural health service, providing a broad range of acute, residential aged care, preventative and primary health programs to a population of approximately 8,600 people in the Campaspe and Bendigo Shires.

We enjoy a strong relationship with our community and we are focused on delivering services that meet their needs.

Why do our staff like working for us?

• When you join REDHS you are more than just a number, you are valued at REDHS and are part of our caring journey for our community.
• At REDHS we provide a safe well-resourced environment that enables our staff to focus on providing great care
• Our workplace culture is inclusive and diverse and is centred around team connectedness, the provision of safe-quality care, developing our workforce and supporting their well-being
• We have an onsite café that serves great coffee!

What are the benefits for you?

• We offer competitive rates of pay
• You will have access to generous salary packaging options which means you pay less tax and keep more of your pay
• There are many learning and development opportunities on offer including an onsite educator and access to study leave
• You will achieve a better work/life balance through flexible work practices including the option to purchase additional annual leave
• We have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program that extends to your immediate family
• You will have free use of our onsite gymnasium

To keep our residents and clients safe, applicants must be willing to provide a current Police Check, Working with Children Check, and a current influenza vaccination.

All REDHS employees need the ability to clock on and off for shifts using a mobile phone App.

REDHS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. REDHS recognises the value of the diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to the heritage of all Australians and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.