• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville
• Salary   RN-3   $121,537 - $126,970 p.a. + superannuation and salary packaging
• Permanent full-time

About the Role

As the Nurse Unit Manager for Orthopaedics/Plastics, you will play a key role in providing high-quality clinical care and support to patients undergoing surgery, while fostering a comprehensive hospital-wide nursing service. Your responsibilities will include providing psychosocial support, education, advocacy, and expert clinical care, along with offering essential community liaison services. You will work closely with patients, their families, and healthcare teams to ensure exceptional outcomes and holistic care for those undergoing orthopaedic and plastic surgeries.

In this leadership position, you will drive professional development within the team, initiating quality improvement initiatives and promoting action research to enhance clinical practices. As part of the clinical leadership team, you will mentor and guide nursing staff, lead projects, and support education to improve patient and service outcomes. You will also have the opportunity to work as a Nurse Practitioner Candidate, expanding your skills and expertise in a dynamic, supportive environment. If you're an experienced nurse looking for a role that offers autonomy, leadership, and the chance to make a lasting impact, this is the position for you!

About You

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Registered Nurse to take on a leadership role. If you're a passionate healthcare professional who thrives in a collaborative, dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

Key Requirements:

• Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and negotiate with a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven Experience: At least 3 years post-registration experience in nursing or midwifery, with expertise in your practice area and supervising less experienced staff.
• Change Management & Innovation: Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change, fostering a flexible, innovative, and supportive workplace culture.
• Consumer Engagement: Experience in leading consumer engagement initiatives, promoting collaboration and improving service delivery.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite Facilities: Convenient paid car parking facilities ensure easy access.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Team Support: Experience collaborative culture and professional supervision guiding your career journey.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 887180

Enquiries to:

Sharyn Webber, Nurse Manager

Phone: 0438 015 330
E-mail: sharyn.webber@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Wednesday 4 December 2024

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 887180 RD Nurse Unit Manager, North 2, Orthopaedics and Plastics..pdf

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