Manager - Supportive and Palliative Care

Employer: Monash Health
Location: Clayton
Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
Ref No: 65472
Closing Date:  28 March 2024

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Summary

• Exciting Clinical Leadership role within Monash Health Palliative Services 
• Play a key role in supporting and growing a team 
• Play a key role in supporting vulnerable patients 
• Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

The Palliative Care Service consists of our inpatient unit, McCulloch House a 16 bed inpatient unit, based at Clayton and 5 beds at Casey hospital. The units works closely with all facets of Monash Health services, from inpatient wards to our Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Consultant Service to Hospital in the Home and Community Palliative Care.

About the role
This role consists of both a clinical and management component. Your role will be to support the Clinical Nurse Consultancy team as a manager but to also work in a clinical capacity at the level of a CNC-C. We are at the forefront of change within Palliative Care. Our affiliation with Monash University enables us to readily access significant research undertaken in the area and we are open to using a range of evidence based techniques in our practice.

What is Offered

We will provide you with:

• A genuine opportunity to provide inspiring leadership 
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced clinicians to support your professional development 
• Significant online learning resources to further expand your clinical skills and knowledge base 
• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies 
• The opportunity to accrue a day off every four weeks. 
• Access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Access to subsidised staff car parking and 
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Selection Criteria

About you:

• You may already have Management experience, or alternatively you are an accomplished Clinical Nurse Consultant with previous manager/ leadership experience. 
• You can demonstrate compassion not only for patients and their families, but for the people you lead. 
• You are acutely aware of the pressures that can arise when working in Palliative Care and you apply your leadership skills appropriately to manage your team effectively. 

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) 
• Several years post registration experience 
• Recent nursing management experience 
• Demonstration of appropriate competencies and skills 
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence 
• Post- graduate studies in management or leadership 
• Member of a professional nursing association