Nurse Unit Manager | Mental Health Inpatient Service

Nurse Unit Manager: Mental Health Acute Inpatient

• We are seeking an experienced and innovative Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) for our First Floor Mental Health Unit!
• Strong leadership skills and experience in the management of a medium/large team required
• Ability to problem solve in a complex and changing environment
• Full-time, permanent position, 1FTE
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Classification: be RPN 5 Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024 (or its successor)

About St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research, and tertiary health service with a dedicated team of over 7,000 staff spread across 19 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM is committed to shaping the future of healthcare by providing better and fairer care. Always.



About the Mental Health Department

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) provides high quality services across an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The service utilises the Strengths Model & Recovery Oriented Framework for mental health services which is embedded across all parts of the service.

The adult mental health inpatient service comprises of a 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital Fitzroy site, Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), North Fitzroy PARC, Older adult mental health inpatient and community services, Community mental health services Hawthorn and Clarendon clinics, CART (CATs, EDMH, Triage, Hope). We also boast state-wide services such as NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Advisory Service, Victorian Dual Disability Service and the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health service.



About the Role

St Vincent’s is seeking an experienced and passionate Nurse Unit Manager to join our Acute Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service on a full time basis. Working opposite the Ground Floor NUM, the successful applicant will manage the First Floor, 22 bed unit including coordinating the day to day operational needs of the service at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. Working as a team to provide leadership and management to a large team of nurses and allied health professionals promoting a healthy, safe and supportive working culture in an effort to enhance the provision of care and outcomes for our consumers.



Classification for this position will be RPN Grade 5 NP51 ($126,885 per annum pro rata)

Why work in Mental Health at St Vincent’s

• We are passionate about recovery and support people to reclaim and transform their lives
• We understand the importance of facilitating a positive work culture and strive to support staff wellbeing
• We foster the development of our staff with opportunities for training and career progression
• We are always looking for ways to improve with exciting initiatives to deliver high standards of care with the best consumer outcomes
• Our education team comprises of staff who are continually motivated to provide the best possible care for consumers by building a confident and capable workforce
• We are situated in the heart of Fitzroy, a lively, exciting suburb popular with young professionals and offering some of the best coffee and food retailers in Melbourne!

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career advancement opportunities
• Support from a passionate leadership and executive management team
• Excellent location for coffee and café culture in the heart of Fitzroy!

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
• All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.
• Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.



SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including COVID-19 and flu vaccinations).



For further Information regarding the position contact Joanne Clayton, Director of Nursing, Mental Health on 03 9231 2211 or [email protected]