Nurse Unit Manager – Palliative and Geriartrics
Kareena Private Hospital, Caringbah
- Permanent full-time opportunity!
- We care about YOU! Access counselling, wellbeing services, legal & financial assistance
- We offer flexible career pathways and a genuine commitment to work-life balance, learning and development.
About the Role
We are seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to join our busy Kingsway Ward – Palliative and Geriartrics.
You will be joining our 37 bed ward caring for aged care and general medicine patients. Working closely with a multidisciplined clinical support team which includes, discharge planners and our allied health team
This role will see you managing a team of passionate professionals driven to provide safe nursing care to each individual patient to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
This position will see you providing care to patients across both admissions and discharge from their procedures.
About You
To be successful in this role you be a positive and effective leader with the ability to motivate others. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to coordinate and motivate a large team of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
Essential Criteria:
- Relevant qualifications and Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
- Minimum 5 years postgraduate experience within Palliative and Geriartrics
- Extensive clinical skills and experience within the speciality
- Experience in a Senior Hospital Management role
- Demonstrated ability to be an effective role model in the area of clinical practice
- Demonstrated excellent time management, clinical problem solving and organisational skills
- Ability to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a continuous improvement program
- Ability to effectively plan and manage financial, human and capital resources.
Desirable Criteria:
- Holding or working towards a tertiary management qualification desirable.
What’s in it for you?
Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts: Ramsay Rewards - Access great deals at major retailers. Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
About Kareena
Kareena caters for a full range of specialties including cardiology, orthopaedics, general surgery, colorectal surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery, urology, ophthalmology, paediatrics, and vascular surgery.
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com
Requirements
- Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
- Depending on the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
If you have any enquiries, please contact Yvonne Hart, Director of Clinical Services via email at HartY@ramsayhealth.com.au
Closing date: 3 December 2024
