Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Flynn Unit (Acute Inpatient Mental Health)

Latrobe Regional Hospital is the main provider of Mental Health services across the Gippsland region.

Our Flynn Unit is a 31-bed unit which provides care for people aged between 16- 65 years delivering acute treatment and recovery-based interventions.

We’re looking for an Associate Nurse Unit Manager who is passionate about mental health and playing a key role in leading a multidisciplinary team.  Working closely with the Nurse Unit Manager you will provide support with the clinical and administrative management of the Flynn Unit, ensuring the achievement of quality patient outcomes are achieved.

While there will be shift work involved, the position on offer is up to full time, providing the flexibility of a work life balance, allowing you to spend time with family and enjoying all that the Gippsland region has to offer.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in inpatient mental health
• Have prior experience and understanding of managing a shift and ward when out of hours
• Completed or be enrolled into a Post Grad
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills.

We encourage you to contact Anna Mumford – Acting NUM at Flynn on (03) 5173 8257 for a confidential discussion.

Why work for LRH?

A leading Gippsland employer, Latrobe Regional Hospital is Gippsland's specialist referral and trauma centre located 150km east of Melbourne. We are a purpose-built teaching hospital caring for a population of more than 260,000 people. Our comprehensive range of services extends to emergency, intensive care, elective surgery, mental health, allied health, obstetrics, dialysis, aged care and medical and radiation oncology at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

At LRH we are committed to a ‘Just Culture’ – where we are all accountable for our actions and share our learnings to continuously improve the care we provide and make LRH a great place to work.

Our landscape is constantly changing and we’re lucky to have an organisation of like-minded people who aim high to deliver quality service while also maintaining a feeling of working together and respect for each other.

We offer:

• A friendly and supportive team
• High quality patient care
• A collaborative and innovative working environment
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• Leadership Development Training

Our unique difference:

• Regional lifestyle opportunities
• Access to excellent schools and sporting clubs
• Generous salary packaging benefits, paid parental leave and flexible working conditions
• Staff Wellbeing Centre, celebration of inclusivity days, social club
• Expanding specialist services with future redevelopments & expansions

If this sounds like the right organisation for you, APPLY NOW!

Diversity and Inclusion

At LRH we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At LRH we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. LRH’s Koori Health Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants on (03) 5173 8653.

We at LRH strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the People & Culture team via email at peoplecultureadmin@lrh.com.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

IMPORTANT:  All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (3 doses), unless a valid medical exemption applies. Evidence of Vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement. Applicants for public facing positions will also be required to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination (or exemption) prior to commencement”