Nurse Unit Manager- Day Oncology
St Vincent's Health Australia
- Melbourne, VIC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Excellent Employee Benefits including salary sacrificing
- Friendly, supportive environment in a great location
- Leading not-for-profit private hospital
We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Nurse Unit Manager for our Day Oncology Unit based at our Fitzroy campus. This is a full-time Maternity Leave and Long Service Leave temporary 14-month position. Reporting to the General Manager/Director of Clinical Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our 7 chair unit as well as providing leadership that promotes the advancement of clinical practice.You will be managing our wonderful supportive caring team that provides patients with many different infusions including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, iron infusions, and blood transfusions. All our staff are chemotherapy competent and we follow EVIQ guidelines.The successful candidate will need to demonstrate extensive leadership experience in this area whilst being driven to ensure a high quality of patient-centred care is delivered ensuring an exceptional patient experience. They must also have strong communication and teamwork skills to work effectively with all key stakeholders, including their peers, the Allied Health Team, and our Accredited Medical Practitioners (AMPs).This is a very exciting time to be joining our organisation. Work is underway on a 12-story Fitzroy Tower redevelopment scheduled to open mid-2024.Responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to);
- Provide direction, support, and advice to nursing staff and other support personnel
- Establish and develop effective relationships with staff, AMPs, patients, families, and significant others
- Act as a positive role model maintaining the unit and hospital policies and procedures
- Exhibit leadership qualities and utilise team-building strategies to promote a continuous improvement culture leading to improved patient outcomes and experience
- Lead the team for efficient and effective management of resources by promoting flexibility and responsiveness to ensure alignment with activity
- Current registered nurse with AHPRA registration
- Experience and understanding of Day Oncology nursing is essential
- Ability to influence and lead continuous quality of care improvements
- Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills
- High level of communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in the use of IT platforms such as IBA(Webpas), IMC, Kronos, and Riskman, or similar
You will join a high-performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.
- Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operates across VIC, NSW and QLD
- Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take-home pay!)
- Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
- Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
- A great work-life balance with options to purchase additional leave
- Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital
Our experienced team of clinical professionals, caregivers and support staff are equipped to provide the highest level of therapeutic, medical, and surgical services. We work together to ensure patient safety, well-being and recovery. We are a not-for-profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee.APPLY NOW!
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- Cover Letter
- Resume
St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au.REQUIREMENTS:
Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.
SVPHM 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 flu vaccinations).SVHA generally requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to know more.HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE:
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Jenny Gozdzik- General Manager/Director of Clinical Services for a confidential discussion on 03 9411 7661Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:Contact Details: Jenny Gozdzik- jenny.gozdzik@svha.org.auAlternate Contact:Closing Date: 6 May 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.For further information, visit https or get in contact atCode of Conduct: