Nurse Unit Manager (AIUDS)
Outstanding People - Genuine Care - Incredible Location. Live work and play in the tropics. Excellent $$$. TOWNSVILLE.
Summary about this job
Government - State
Company: Townsville Hospital and Health Service
Location: Northern QLD
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $4132.10 - $4486.00 p.f.
Phone: +61-7-6239-6906
Fax: +61-3-4387-2895
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Detail information about job Nurse Unit Manager (AIUDS). Terms and conditions vacancy
Our organisation is proactive and committed to delivering excellence in healthcare by adapting a `person centred' approach to care across our patient's lifespan. If you are dynamic, innovative and prepared to help advance healthcare in the tropics, then the Townsville HHS could be the right fit for you. Join us today and enjoy generous employment benefits, a rewarding career and development opportunities.
About the role
The Nurse Unit Manager embeds productive working relationships within the Adolescent Inpatient Unit and across other programs within the Mental Health Service Group so as to provide a therapeutic environment which conveys hope, optimism and a belief in recovery to consumers, their family and/or carers and the wider community.
What's on offer?
- Remuneration package of up to $133,928 p.a. comprising salary range of $107,804 - $117,037 p.a (Nurse Grade 7), five weeks recreational leave with loading (17.5%), and employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%).
- Professional Development Assistance.
- Other employment benefits offered may include: salary sacrificing, flexible working arrangements, access to corporate discounts, staff wellness programs and the employee assistance program.
Mandatory Requirement
- Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent)
- Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
Highly Desirable
- Relevant post-registration and/or tertiary qualifications in mental health nursing.
- Credentialed status with the Australian Collect of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). If not credentialed with ACMHN or willingness to undertake and complete the requirements for certification as Credentialed Mental Health Nurse.
- Appointment as an Authorised Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) under the Mental Health Act 2000 or the willingness to undertake and complete the requirements for appointment.
- This position requires the incumbent to operate a class “C” motor vehicle and an appropriate licence endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required.
About the location
Townsville is a vibrant, dynamic city; it is the largest urban centre in Northern Australia and is the gateway to the world famous Great Barrier Reef, stunning beaches, rainforests and the Outback. With over 300 days of sunshine a year and the perfect laid-back tropical/coastal lifestyle Townsville offers stunning natural attractions without sacrificing the benefits of a metropolitan city. No matter your lifestyle… Townsville offers families, couples and individuals a place to call home.
Other information - Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)
- Roles that have a direct contact with patients or who in the course of their work may be exposed to blood/body fluids or contaminated sharps are required to be immunised for Hepatitis B.
- Roles that have contact that would allow acquisition and/or transmission of measles, mumps, rubella, varicella or pertussis, and have face to face contact with patients and/or work in a clinical area require evidence of immunisation of the aforementioned diseases.
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