Employment Type: Fixed Term Maternity Leave position
Hours: 32hrs week
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Natalie Stevens, Director of Nursing, Werribee Mercy Hospital. [email protected] (mobile) 0447 405 301
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
The ADON/M will work in collaboration with Directors of Nursing & Midwifery who have specific responsibility for taking carriage of major portfolios within the Comprehensive Care National Standard
The ADON/M will support Nursing and Midwifery Unit Managers and Divisional Directors as an onsite presence and point of contact for nursing and midwifery issues in the absence of the Director of Nursing and monitor performance and data management to ensure patient care is of the highest quality.
Other key functions include risk management, ensuring professional standards, leadership, monitoring and review of mechanisms which develop high quality patient driven services within available resources, and coordinating special projects at the local level on behalf of Mercy Health and Nursing & Midwifery leadership team.
What you’ll bring
You'll bring a passion to continuously improve patient centred care by supporting and inspiring all clinicians through professional leadership and capability building.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
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A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
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Knowledge of contemporary nursing and midwifery issues.
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Sound understanding of current EBA, contemporary professional nursing and midwifery challenges, including current and emerging best practice operations and quality systems
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Sound understanding of Safe Patient Care Act and funding and legal frameworks guiding professional Nursing and Midwifery practice and public health care facilities accreditation
requirements. -
Post graduate degree in Leadership (desirable)
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
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Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
