Nurse Manager - Special Care Nursery, Sandringham Hospital

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About the Role

Join our team as a Nurse Manager on a full time ongoing to work at Special Care Nursery based at Sandringham Hospital. The Nurse Manager position is a clinical and operational leadership role responsible for clinical and operational outcomes and management of staff.  Reporting to the Director of Clinical Operations, the Nurse Manager works collaboratively with a fantastic group of people who are inclusive and passionate and who share a vision to provide excellent care for patients and families. The Nursing leadership is pivotal within Monash Newborn to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care and the pursuit of excellence in patient and family centred care, research and education. The role requirements include: 

• Management of nursing resource to the unit to maintain High standards of Nursing Care  

• Role modelling and staff engagement through ongoing communication within the team 

• Monitoring and managing unit budgets and target activity maintaining financial responsibility and accountability 

• Workforce management and strategy 

• Discharge coordination  

Operating a Family Centred Care Model within our unit and aim to provide high quality care to our babies and their families. We focus on care plans, discharge planning and education to enable safe and early discharge to reunite the family unit. 

About Us 

Sandringham Special Care Nursery is a  8 bed Level 3 nursery, providing care for mildly/ moderately unwell newborns born at greater than or equal to 34 weeks gestation or newborns with a birthweight greater than or equal to 2,000 grams. On average 200 babies are admitted each year. We aim to provide high quality, family integrated care to our babies and families. Together with the families we focus on care plans, discharge planning and education to enable safe and early discharge to reunite the family unit.  

We are now looking for a highly motivated nursing professional to join us in a leadership role.  This is an ongoing full time position with the requirement of both clinical and management hours 

About you 

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge: 

• leadership and management experience in Neonatal Nursing 

• superior time management and communication skills 

• a genuine thirst for learning and open to further study 

• the ability to thrive working in an inclusive and collaborative team environment 

• a demonstrated proactive approach in supporting colleagues at all levels as well as mentoring others 

• dedication to safe best practice and quality family centred care 

• an enthusiastic, compassionate approach 

• a commitment to ongoing professional development and increasing your skills and knowledge in Neonatal Intensive Care and Special Care Nursery 

In return 

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to experience the responsibilities of a Nurse Manager or expand your management experience into this ward at Sandringham Special Care Nursery. 

• Work within a supportive and collaborative work environment 

• Avenues to further develop your Leadership and Management skills 

• Lead by example across a full multidisciplinary team 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Kate Duthie - Director Clinical Operations Monash Newborn on 0429 510 747.

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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ 

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.

Applications close on 10 July 2024.