Title:  Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Mental Health & Detox

Requisition ID:  2265
Location: 

Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date:  5 Dec 2024

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Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Mental Health & AOD Detox 

  • Part Time opportunity available | 0.6 EFT (48 hours per fortnight) 

  • Box Hill Hospital, Ward 1 East | Close to cafes, public transport and shops

  • Be part of a unique service delivery model, Mental Health & AOD Detox   

  • Join our compassionate & consumer focused team today! 

 

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

 

About the role

Ward 1 East consists of nine adult acute mental health beds, co-located with eight addiction medicine detox beds. These beds support consumers that benefit from a smaller acute, but low dependency therapeutic environment. The role of the Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) is to support the Nurse Manager (NM) and act in their role when required. The ANUM is a valued and collaborative member of the multidisciplinary health care team at Eastern Health and is accountable for coordinating and delivering safe and comprehensive patient centred care while working competently within their scope of practice and in alignment with the Eastern Health and Nursing and Midwifery Board Practice Standards.

 

1 East is operated in collaboration with our Statewide Services team, incorporating Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Service.  

 

  • As ANUM, you'll play a leading role in the continuous improvement and delivery of the service. 

  • We’re looking for someone with dual diagnosis capability and who would bring ideas, enthusiasm, passion and an ethos of patient-centred care to the team. 

  • As ANUM, you will have sound clinical knowledge and experience in a supervisory role.  

  • You'll also ensure professional standards and Eastern Health policies are upheld whilst great patient outcomes are achieved 

 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will possess:

  • Current registration with AHPRA (essential) 

  • Recent mental health and AOD nursing experience (within Australia) 

  • Post graduate mental health qualifications (essential) and AOD stream qualifications (highly regarded) 

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills 

  • An empathetic and personable demeanour 

  • A strong commitment to high quality care 

  • The ability and experience to confidently lead a diverse team 


Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

 

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

  • Diverse and engaging career opportunities
  • Friendly & supportive team
  • Flexible working hours
  • Salary packaging options
  • Career progression in our teaching hospitals

 

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

 

Good to know:

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
  • Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
  • Advertising may end before the closing date.
  • We do not accept recruitment agency application

 

 

Position Description Link

Contact Person: Katie Kyrkou

Contact Number: 0401 696 854

Contact Email: Katherine.Kyrkou@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 26/12/2024

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) 

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