Senior Nurse Unit Manager
Core
Lead and oversee day-to-day operations of a nursing department in a private mental health clinic, ensuring safe, compassionate, evidence-based patient care and clinical governance.
Role type
Senior Nurse Unit Manager (Nursing Leadership)
Builds
Nursing department operations and patient care services
Domain
Mental health / Clinical care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing leadership, workforce planning, roster management, recruitment, staff development, performance management, clinical governance, compliance management, service quality monitoring, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Experience with TMS, Esketamine, or psychedelic-assisted therapy programs
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead, support and supervise the nursing team across day-to-day clinical operations; Ensure safe, effective and person-centred care is delivered to patients; Manage nursing rosters, staffing requirements and workforce planning; Support recruitment, onboarding, training, development and performance management; Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism and continuous improvement; Work closely with psychiatrists, medical directors, clinic managers and executive leadership; Maintain compliance with relevant clinical, regulatory, accreditation and organisational standards; Support the implementation and improvement of clinical policies, procedures and workflows; Monitor service quality, patient experience and nursing performance indicators; Physically engage with interstate nursing teams through quarterly travel to VIC, QLD and ACT
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC