Nurse Unit Manager - CHAPS (500824L1)

Service Tasmania; Launceston; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Tasmania is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager for the Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) in Tasmania. This leadership role involves supervising clinical staff, enhancing client care standards, and fostering a collaborative environment. Applicants should have substantial nursing experience, management capabilities, and a commitment to child health promotion.

Benefits

Professional development support

Fitness Passport for accessing fitness facilities

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging options

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical knowledge in child and family health nursing.
• Comprehensive experience in contemporary nursing management practice.
• Ability to promote a shared vision and influence others.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to clinical staff and ensure effective care provision.
• Manage the coordination of overall client care and resources.
• Guide the service towards achieving clinical excellence.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Nursing management

Leadership

Clinical governance

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse certification

Post-graduate qualification in Nursing

Job description

The Child Health and Parenting Service are looking for a suitable candidate to join our leadership team as a Nurse Unit Manager based in the Northern region of Tasmania.

The CHaPS Team:

The Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) provide important health and wellbeing services for families across Tasmania with children aged 0-5. The service promotes the healthy development and wellbeing of children, providing growth and developmental assessments, health-focused early intervention, referrals and connections with other early childhood service providers.

The CHaPS support families as they transition into parenthood, enhancing parental confidence and capacity, and providing information and services focused on building relationships between children and parents/care givers.

Family friendly workplace that values work life balance, encourages and supports career enhancement and growth. Monday to Friday Day Worker position with no Public Holidays.

The Nurse Unit Manager:

• Provides leadership to clinical staff in the Child Health and Parenting Service.
• Ensures the efficient and effective provision of care, based on clinical standards and best practice principles within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework by coordinating the clinical, management, education, and nursing research functions.
• Leads and manages the coordination of overall client care and is responsible for managing the allocated human, material, and financial resources for service delivery within CHaPS.

You will need:

Demonstrated extensive clinical knowledge and experiences relevant to child and family health nursing, with a strong commitment to guiding the service to achieve excellence.

Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in contemporary nursing management practice, including clinical governance; clinical risk management; evidence-based practice; research; clinical standards; ethics; and legislation.

Demonstrate capability to promote a shared vision and purpose and positively influence others (internally and externally) to ensure optimal client outcomes and build a culture of success, commitment, and active contribution by all staff within the practice area.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Fixed term, full time, day worker position, working76hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until June 2026.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary:$122,365 to $129,060 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance withNurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qualification type

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

• Current Working with Children Registration

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Relevant post-graduate qualification

• Post-graduate qualifications in Child and Family Health Nursing and Health Management

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Nurse Unit Manager - CHaPS G7a WWCR.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Stacey Ferguson
Assistant Director of Nursing, CHaPS N/NW
0419 579 491
[e-mail]

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