Nurse Unit Manager - Apply Now at Mercy Health

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Employment Type: Permanent full timeHours: 80-hour per fortnight with monthly ADOSalary: As per NSW Health Nurses and Midwives (State) AwardLocation: Palliative Care Inpatient Unit, Mercy Health AlburyUpload with Application: Please upload resume and cover letter.Contact: Jane Bryant, , 02 60421404About The Opportunity As the Nurse Unit Manager, you will be responsible for the daily management of our Mercy Health Albury Palliative Care Unit which consists of a 10-bed inpatient and community palliative care service operating in the regional city of Albury, NSW. Providing holistic specialist multidisciplinary palliative care services to Albury and surrounds. The multidisciplinary team is headed by an enthusiastic palliative care physician and includes nursing staff, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, Dietetics, Speech pathology and pastoral care worker. We provide psychological and spiritual support, caring for people of all ages with life-limiting illnesses as well as complex symptom management.Key Responsibilities: Manage Mercy Health Albury - Inpatient & Community Palliative Care Services. Provide best practice care as a pivotal member of the multidisciplinary team. Act in a position of advocacy for the patient and their family in collaboration with medical staff, nursing staff and allied health staff. Be a part of this compassionate team in providing quality care, best practice led care and respect and dignity through life limiting illness. What You’ll Bring You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.To Thrive In This Role, You Will Have: Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse. Experience in palliative care is essential. Minimum 2 years post graduate nursing experience. Demonstrate time management and organisational skills. Ability to operate computer programs such as Electronic Medical Records. Additional Requirements: A current Police Record Check. Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with NSW Health OASV policy. Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.To apply for this role please visit Mercy Health at acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr