Clinical Nurse Manager - Patient Flow

Job Description

This is a permanent appointment at 60 hours per fortnight. Position Profile: The Clinical Nurse Manager is responsible for: Leading the health care team to provide safe and high quality evidenced based clinical care for patients and their families within the service area and within available resources. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate accessible services for the South West community, including the provision of a nursing consultative service representing South West at WACHS and/or state committees. Ensuring standards of nursing practice and implementing changes to clinical practice within service area. To be successful in this role, you will have: Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and experience in the delivery of evidenced based nursing care incorporating quality and risk management within Patient Flow services. Demonstrated well developed clinical leadership skills including leading change. Demonstrated well developed skills to manage people, material, and environmental resources to achieve safe high quality consumer centred care. Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict resolution. Demonstrated computer literacy with the ability to work with health information systems appropriate to Patient Flow services and the Windows Office suite of application in everyday work practices. About Us The WA Country Health Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to people from large regional centres to those in small remote communities. Our vision is to be a global leader in rural and remote healthcare. Our values of Community, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to our patients. Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via the ‘apply for job’ button below. Please provide the following documents and information as part of your application: A detailed resume that clearly demonstrates your relevant work experience and achievements including the contact details of 2 referees (including a current line manager). A written statement addressing each of the work-related requirements on page four (4) of the JDF, in no more than 4 pages. Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Eligibility for sponsorship may be considered for some vacancies. You are encouraged to discuss this with the contact person listed in the advertisement before completing the application as there are several steps that are required to be completed prior to progressing any application for employment. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds, and vehicles. Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. #J-18808-Ljbffr