Clinical Nurse Manager - Inpatient

As the Clinical Nurse Manager - Inpatients, you will play a pivotal role in leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care while shaping service improvement, workforce capability and clinical excellence. This is an outstanding opportunity for a contemporary healthcare leader who enjoys balancing hands-on clinical leadership with operational management and is passionate about supporting staff, enhancing patient outcomes and driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the service, ensuring safe, high-quality, consumer-focused care and positive organisational outcomes.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams through advanced clinical expertise, professional guidance and effective workforce management.
• Manage human, financial and material resources, including staffing, recruitment, performance management and budget accountability.
• Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, ensuring compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and organisational policies.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, fostering collaboration, service excellence and continuous improvement.

Suitability Criteria: Suitability recognises that a range of factors contribute to merit, including skills, knowledge, abilities, behaviours, ethical alignment and relevant operational requirements. The suitability requirements below are derived from the Job Description Form and define what will be assessed to determine your suitability for the role:

1. Current eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with advanced clinical experience in maternity and/or acute inpatient care.
2. Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to effectively manage staff, resources and day-to-day service delivery.
3. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
4. Experience contributing to quality improvement, clinical governance, service development and the successful implementation of change initiatives.
5. Sound understanding of relevant healthcare legislation, workplace safety and equity principles, with a current (or eligible) C or C-A Class Driver's Licence.

If you are ready to lead high-quality acute inpatient and maternity services, support and develop clinical teams, and make a meaningful difference to patient outcomes, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Want to know more?

To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact Carla Jones, Director Nursing on 08 •••• •161 or Carla.jones@health.wa.gov.au

What we offer:

The Western Australian Country Health Service offer our employees a great salary as well as an amazing range of benefits:

• Paid Study Leave
• Generous Salary Packaging Benefits
  • Up to $9010 on a range of benefits including mortgage, rent, everyday living expenses
  • Up to $2650 on meals and entertainment
  • Access to novated vehicle leasing and pre-tax vehicle expenses
• WACHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work/roster options, where operationally appropriate.
• Professional Development opportunities
• 12% Superannuation Guarantee
• As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds, please see attached flyer for further details.

Area Profile

The Goldfields region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). The WA Country Health Service Goldfields consists of two main health campuses located in Kalgoorlie & Esperance, and three smaller hospitals located in Laverton, Leonora, and Norseman. The Goldfields is a culturally rich region with a number of Aboriginal communities spread out across the region, 16 distinct Aboriginal language groups and an Aboriginal population that represents 12.3 per cent of our total population, with 1 in 10 people, on average, identifying as Aboriginal – this in comparison to the state average of 3.6 per cent. The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.

Learn more about living and working in country WA by visiting our website at WA Country Health Service - Living and working in country WA

How to Apply: Applicants are requested to apply online http://www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au/

Please provide the following information as part of your application:

• A detailed CV that clearly shows your experience relevant to this role
• A cover letter outlining your suitability for this position
• A document (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria listed on the Job Description Form (JDF)
• The names and contact details of two (2) professional referees - preferable for one to be your current/recent supervisor or manager.