Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Tasmanian Health Services
Applications must be submitted by Friday 24 January, 2025 11:55 PM AEST.
Award/Classification: Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award, Registered Nurse, Grade 5
Employment type: Part Time
Region: North West
Exciting opportunity for an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to join the Department of Health!
The Team: The Child Health and Parenting Service are looking for a suitable Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) candidate to join our dynamic team in providing quality service to families of children under 5 based in the North West region of Tasmania.
The Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) provide important health and wellbeing services to families across Tasmania with children aged 0-5.
The service promotes the healthy development and wellbeing of children, providing growth and developmental assessments, health-focused early intervention, referrals and connections with other early childhood service providers.
The CHaPS support families as they transition into parenthood, enhancing parental confidence and capacity, and providing information and services focused on building relationships between children and parents/care givers.
The Role: Works in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and other senior staff, to ensure the efficient and effective provision of care based on best practice principles within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework. Assists the NUM with the planning and management of staff and resources and provides operational leadership through the coordination of the day to day client facing activities, including appointment re/scheduling and management of staff leave. Ensure the maintenance of effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to promote client care delivery. Provide a high level of clinical knowledge and skill to ensure clinical standards and policies and procedures to promote a client focused model of care according to best practice principles. Act as a role model and clinical resource person to provide clinical advice and recommendations, support service development processes and promote positive change. You will need: Demonstrated clinical experience in the area of Child and Family Health, with the capacity to provide clinical leadership, exercise professional judgement and initiative and work with minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to understand the business of the Child Health and Parenting Service in delivering the best outcomes for clients and families within available resources, including an ability to effectively prioritise clinical service delivery activities using relevant frameworks, in response to temporary resource challenges. Demonstrated ability to contribute to the evaluation, innovation and development of services provided by the Child Health and Parenting Service and the review of clinical practice policy, procedures and protocols. Details of appointment: Fixed term, part time, day worker position, working 60.8 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for a period of approximately six (6) months.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 per annum (Pro rata).
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. In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qualification type. Salary Packaging: You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates: Professional development and accelerated pathways. A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support. Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family. Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse. Current Working with Children Registration. Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Holds, or is working towards, relevant postgraduate qualifications. Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
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You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.
A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
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