Site Director Of Nursing / Operations Director @ Kilmore District Health

Career Opportunities: Site Director of Nursing / Operations Director @ Kilmore District Health (49523)

Requisition ID 49523 - Posted - On Going Period (L) - On Going Full Time (FT)

Reference Number: 49523: Site Director of Nursing / Operations Director @ Kilmore District Health

Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)

Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation, we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation for being community-minded, inclusive, and progressive is unmatched.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth being the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

Northern Health is seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Registered Nurses for the Site Director of Nursing / Operations Director for the Kilmore Campus.

About the Role:

The Site Director Operations / DON Kilmore District Hospital (KDH) role is pivotal to daily operations, service delivery, and professional nursing issues at KDH. Reporting to the Divisional Director, Community Hospitals, the role will work collaboratively with the Medical and Nursing Divisional Directors to set the direction and continuously review and improve the operation of the services to maximize the operational management of the site to deliver optimum patient care, within the overall strategic direction of Northern Health. The role will also be responsible for the portfolios of access and quality improvement at KDH.

This position is responsible for:

• Operational management of KDH
• Site Management of KDH
• Professional standards and contemporary workforce models of nursing onsite at KDH
• Access, demand, and waitlist management of KDH Beds
• Access and management of maximizing occupancy at KDH
• Ensure compliance with the Nurse and Midwives (Victorian Public Health sector) Enterprise agreement at KDH and provide leadership with the interpretation and implementation of any new agreements.
• Ensure compliance with the Safe Patient Care Act 2018 at KDH

This position is ongoing full time 80 hours a fortnight with a monthly Accrued Day Off.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Registered Nurse with minimum 5 years' experience in management as NUM, Team Leader, and/or Director Operations role or equivalent is essential
• Postgraduate qualification in management, business, public health or working towards the same
• Working knowledge of access and patient flow in acute and sub-acute medicine
• Experience and good working knowledge of Residential Aged Care
• Experience in working across large multi-campus organisations
• Ability to adopt a strategic approach to managing complex and challenging operational issues

Next Steps:

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact [emailprotected] - Acting Divisional Director, Community Hospitals

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

Why work at Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State-of-the-art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP, and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.