About the Child Inpatient Unit The Child Inpatient Unit is part of Austin Health's Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) in the Mental Health Division. It services children from metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria. The Unit has 12 beds and is based at the Austin Hospital. The Unit admits children aged 12 and under for assessment and treatment. Children are often admitted to the Unit with their parent/carer and/or further family (i.e. siblings).
These children may be experiencing emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties and have usually received some outpatient treatment. A high proportion of the children on the Unit are admitted under a planned circumstance for an admission usually for a number of weeks (often utilising weekend leave). The Unit does, however, also admit children under crisis circumstances for short periods.
About the role The RPN Grade 3 Associate Nurse Unit Manager is recognised as the clinical leader within Austin Health's Child Inpatient Unit, who works closely with the Nurse Unit Manager, medical and allied health leads to ensure the provision of quality psychiatric nursing through effective staff management and clinical leadership. You will facilitate and promote a team approach and assist and promote staff education and development.
The ANUM is an experienced clinician who will nurse in accordance with Recovery Oriented Practice, Trauma Informed Care, and the Safewards Model. In utilizing a recovery approach, you will communicate using recovery language, promoting hope, and fostering the individual's self-determination, strengths and goals. The ANUM will escalate to senior staff all relevant incidents and occurrences both during business hours and in the after-hour period, consistent with escalation policies and procedures and a commitment to the least restrictive model of care.
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodationA suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing programMentoring and career development opportunitiesOnsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclistsWork with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sandra Chirume-Chiguma: ******
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
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