Nurse Manager Grade 4 - Intensive Care Unit

What you'll be doing

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An exciting opportunity is now available for a Nurse manager Grade 4 to join the team in ICU at Nepean Hospital in a Permanent Full time role.

Your role as Nurse Manager is responsible for providing a high level of clinical leadership, governance, and resource management within the Intensive Care Unit at Nepean Hospital, to ensure the highest-level quality patient care is delivered. Responsibilities will also be in line with the “Core Accountabilities.

An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.

NBMLHD: is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees, people of diverse genders and sexuality, and people with disability.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Selection criteria to be addressed:

• Must be a Registered Nurse/ Midwife holding current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Current registration with the Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant post graduate qualifications in clinical leadership or management; or willingness to undertake same or equivalent work experience as deemed appropriate by the district.
• Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and extensive experience and knowledge in Critical Care and in clinical management role.
• Recent broad clinical and operational management experience at a senior level within a complex health care environment including strategic planning and the development and implementation of Business / Operational Plans
• Demonstrated experience in managing a complex service with competing demands for access, throughput, and resources including management of financial budgets.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to motivate inspire and organise staff to achieve organisational, divisional and professional outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.