Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) - Community Teams Older Persons Mental Health Services (531376d)
* Australia, Tas
* Mar 25, 2025
The Team:
The Team Leader/Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) – Community Teams is a fundamental component of the Older Persons Mental Health Service’s Reform. Ultimately the new OPMHS leadership structure, including these new positions, will make an incredible difference to the lives of our clients/patients/ consumers and their family/carers/supporters. We are looking for people who want to work with our management, frontline staff (nursing, allied health, medical and other important roles) and key stakeholders in our South Community Teams in partnership with our Statewide Inpatient Unit.
The Role:
* Leads and manages the coordination of patient care within the OPMHS South Community Teams in accordance with best practice principles and within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework.
* Provides leadership in contemporary nursing/ allied health practice and promotes an environment conducive to innovation and change.
* Manages the financial, physical, and human resources of the OPMHS South Community Teams to achieve agreed service outcomes within the allocated budget.
You will need:
The Team Leader/NUM works autonomously at unit level, under the general direction of the Group Director OPMHS (or their delegate) to provide direction and leadership to the OPMHS South Community Teams and is responsible and accountable for the following:
* Ensuring the standards of client care within the teams are in accordance with clinical standards and evidence-based practice.
* Managing physical, financial and human resources effectively, ensuring team objectives are met.
* Encouraging and supporting staff to develop further knowledge and skills to enhance the individual and the teams.
Details of appointment:
Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Salary: $122,365 to $129,060 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
* Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
* Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
* Current Working with Children Registration.
* Current Driver’s Licence.
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Miranda Ashby
Position: Group Director - Older Persons Mental Health Service
Phone number: (03) 6166 6783
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