Leave Relief, Nursing Unit Manager, Medical Imaging (Westmead)

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up until 15 March 2027. Up to 13 weeks higher grade duties opportunity within this period (interim leave relief). **Position Classification**: Nurse Unit Mgr Lvl 1 **Remuneration**: 127091.34
- 127091.34 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging) **Hours Per Week**: 38 **Requisition ID**: REQ559417

**To be eligible for this role you MUST be a current employee of**The**Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.**

**What you'll be doing**

The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) provides high quality patient care by efficiently utilising resources to manage the clinical operation of the Department/Unit on a shift by shift basis. This includes patient flow, staffing management and co-ordinating and directing clinical care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

The NUM, under the direction of the Line Manager is to:

- Ensure the provision of an appropriate and safe standard of clinical care.
- Assume responsibility for providing leadership, direction and co-ordination of patient care.
- Ensure the effective functioning of the nursing team in the co-ordination of each team member providing care.
- Ensure all nursing staff in the ward practice safely, are competent and work within their scope of practice.
- Assist the Nurse Manager to ensure that the ward is managed effectively and within budget allocation
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated advanced interpersonal and communication skills including problem solving, balancing competing demands and conflict resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to engage, enable and manage teams
- Demonstrated relevant clinical nursing experience with postgraduate nursing qualifications in specialty or management, or working towards same.
- Understanding of the complexities of the paediatric tertiary referral environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
- High level computer literacy.
- SCHN is an Equal Chance Employer that values diversity
- we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
- Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2024_015 _Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases_ for vaccination requirements.
- NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards.**SCHN is committed to maintaining a child secure culture that upholds the rights of children and young people. We strive to ensure children and young people feel protected, supported, and are included in their care. Existing staff of SCHN and those seeking employment are required to prioritise the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people in their care and take action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
- Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

Need more information?
- For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.

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