Cancer Services Manager - Melbourne, Australia - The Royal Women's Hospital

The Royal Women's Hospital

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
The Royal Women's Hospital

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Nursing

Reference: 24699

Nurse Unit Manager - 5North & Complex Care Unit (Cancer Services & Gynaecology)

12 months fixed term 38 hours per week

The Royal Women's Hospital is Australia's first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages.

To join the Women's is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health.

The major areas of focus for 5North - Cancer Service are gynaecological and breast cancer. The Oncology Unit has integrated inpatient and low risk chemotherapy services to promote co-ordinated, patient focussed care. Our nursing staff work across all these services.

Qualified nursing staff are also rostered to work in the Complex Care Unit which cares for women from both the maternity and gynaecology units who need increased monitoring and intervention.

Your contribution

Reporting to the Women's Health Services Director, the 5North Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is a leadership position assuming the effective and efficient operational management and coordination of the nursing and administrative staff within the department, ensuring that the unit achieves its hospital and key performance indicators.

The successful applicant will manage the operational resources of the unit having regard to the organisational objectives, policies and procedures.

In consultation with the Director of Women's Health Services, the NUM will set the direction for the unit to ensure services are provided to the highest standard that emphasise excellence in patient care, multidisciplinary collaboration, efficiency and evidence based approaches.

The NUM will be responsible for providing mentoring and leadership to the Nursing Profession.

In addition to its operational function, the position has a strong focus on business and strategic planning for the efficacy of nursing services within the context of the strategic direction of the Women's.

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

In partnership with the Clinical Directors of Women's Health Services, provide strategic and clinical leadership for 5North
Manage staff and lead the recruitment of staff
Demonstrates the ability to assist and support organisational change
Accountable for ensuring that adequate staffing with appropriately qualified and credentialed staff is achieved in accordance with legislative and industrial requirements
Provide leadership for direct reports, appraise performance of staff and ensure that staff receives appropriate performance management, professional training and development opportunities
Ensure that all staff are supported to work professionally, safely and effectively, in accordance with RWH evidencebased guidelines, and relevant professional standards

About you
To be successful within this role you will need to have

Degree in Nursing and/or Midwifery which meets AHPRA registration requirements (Division 1 Registered Nurse AHPRA)
Recent and relevant experience in a managerial/leadership position
High level clinical nursing ability the proven ability to directly influence, communicate with and encourage a multidisciplinary team
Experience in conflict management and negotiation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, incl. effective communication with staff, patients, other departments and community agencies

Our offering

When you join the Women's you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women.

You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the_ exceptional _in your everyday.

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

The Women's is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters.

Ready to make the move?

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

Please be aware that in line with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all workers at the Women's regardless of role, will be required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

Influenza Vaccination Requirement

In line with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, some health care workers are now required to have their flu vaccination to work in health care.

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