After Hours Nurse Manager

Southern NSW Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 158,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Beaches Hospital is part of Northern Sydney Local Health District and is seeking an After-Hours Nurse Manager to provide clinical leadership across acute mental health services.

You will lead after-hours operations for NBH Mental Health In-Patient Units, PECC, and related services, ensuring safe bed management and patient flow, while guiding a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Ability to lead bed management and patient flow across acute mental health settings.
• Experience leading teams and managing resources across a complex service.

Responsibilities

• Lead after-hours operational management for NBH Mental Health In-Patient Units and PECC.
• Provide professional advice and clinical leadership to staff.
• Support community mental health services at BCHC and liaison with ED and CL mental health services.

Skills

Registered Nurse registration

Mental health nursing

Leadership

Bed management

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists and Northern Beaches Hospital Mental Health Service for an After-Hours Nurse Manager.

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration:$3,032.60 - $3,088.90 per week
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ693617

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Northern Beaches Hospital

What you'll be doing

The role will lead after hour's operational management and provide professional advice and clinical leadership expertise to NBH Mental Health In-Patient Units (Adult MH 3C & 3B), Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) Older Persons Unit (3D), Emergency Department and Consultation Liaison mental health and also supports the community mental health services located at Brookvale Community Health Centre (BCHC) site.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse and demonstrated experience in the specialty of mental health nursing
• Advanced knowledge of, and skill with patient flow systems, legislation, policy and procedures and ability to provide leadership to meeting bed management and patient flow objectives across acute mental health and drug and alcohol settings.
• Proven ability to provide leadership, manage resources and lead change effectively across a complex service with a wide variety of stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage complex, competing and challenging situations, including clinical and corporate risk in a timely manner and human resource management abilities including an understanding of industrial relations and associated processes and procedures.

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