Title:  Clinical Nurse Manager

Clinical Nurse Unit Manager (Mental Health & AOD Detox) 

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Grade 4 | Box Hill Hospital, Ward 1 East 

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

• 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.

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 Clinical Nurse Unit Manager (CNM) is to work closely with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and act in their role when required. As part of the ward leadership team, the CNM 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.  

About the role

Located at Box Hill Hospital, Ward 1 East is a co-located Mental Health and Addiction Medicine Detox Unit.

The CNM role at 1 East involves: 

• Providing advanced clinical leadership in mental health and addiction nursing, overseeing patient care, and ensuring high practice standards.  

• Mentoring and supervising the nursing team, managing staffing, and promoting professional development.  

• Monitoring and evaluating program outcomes and developing and managing changes as appropriate. 

• Emphasising quality assurance by implementing best practices, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation.  

• Managing patient safety, responding to clinical emergencies, and maintaining accurate medical records. Ethical conduct, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and fostering effective communication with patients and their families are key responsibilities.  

• Overseeing administrative tasks, discharge planning, rostering and continuous improvement efforts.  

• Undertaking complex 'hands-on' clinical practice, making authoritative clinical judgments independently where required, within their scope of practice.  

• Liaising and negotiating with significant stakeholders, including community mental health & AOD teams. 

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role. 

About you 

To be successful in the role you will:  

• Hold current registration with AHPRA

• Have completed a post-graduate diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, a specialist undergraduate Mental Health Nursing program, or a specialist post-basic course leading to Division 3 Nurse registration. 

• Have at least 5 years of work experience where you have developed expert knowledge in RPN practices and procedures. 

• Be professionally accountable for nursing decisions and will manage units or programs independently as well as in liaison with the Nurse Unit Manager. 

• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills 

• Have an empathetic and personable demeanour 

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality care 

• Be able to demonstrate the ability and experience to confidently lead a diverse team 

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to 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 (Nurse Unit Manager, Ward 1 East)

Contact Number: 9895 4903

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

Job Posting End Date: 03/04/2025

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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