Position Summary
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- Permanent opportunity for an experienced mental health nurse to lead the Swanston Centre
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
- Extend your career with a dedicated team at Victoria’s leading regional health care service
About the facility
Swanston Centre is a 32 bed acute psychiatric inpatient unit based at the University Hospital Geelong Campus, it is part of the broader Barwon Health - Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Service that provides clinical mental services across the Barwon South West Region. This is an exciting opportunity and time as Barwon Health undertakes renovations to the Swanston Centre Psychiatric Unit over the next 2 years. If you are seeking a challenge and have experience in managing a clinical workforce, projects or change and have mental health nursing leadership and expertise, this job is for you!
About the role
Provide leadership and operational management to implement the contemporary vision of inpatient service delivery of Barwon Health Mental Health Directorate, using contemporary evidence based multidisciplinary practice. The vision includes instilling a recovery oriented, consumer centred approach to service delivery including the implementation of the peer support program and advance care statements. The role will also include a coordination responsibility in relation to bed flow to ensure those most in need have timely access to beds. To engage in continuous improvement within the service and be responsible for relevant quality reporting, business planning and service development in conjunction with the Director of Nursing – Mental Health Directorate. To be accountable to the Director of Nursing – Mental Health Directorate for budget development and prudent resource management within relevant legislation and department guidelines. In addition to this the role will include a significant service wide portfolio.
About the culture
Join an organisation that recognises talent, develops leaders and values their staff. Enjoy the rewards, benefits and feel proud that you can be a key strategic partner to improving outcomes for Barwon Health, our staff, patients and the community.
Barwon Health staff benefits
- At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
- At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
- We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.
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