Job Description

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) provides operational and clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high‐quality, safe, and person‐centred health services at Parkville Youth Justice Precinct, a 24/7 nurse‐led model within a youth custodial facility.

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Responsibilities

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- Lead an experienced clinical nursing team to deliver person‐centred healthcare and health promotion.
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- Facilitate communities of practice, promote reflective practice, and implement workplace coaching interventions.
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- Ensure ongoing clinical competence by coordinating individual and team career development activities.
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- Serve as the direct report to all nursing staff for leave and rostering, recruiting, induction, and orientation.
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- Assess data and trends relating to health presentations and demographic groups to monitor client outcomes and guide relevant quality‐improvement strategies.
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- Oversee daily operations, manage resources, and ensure effective coordination of care within the unit.
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Qualifications

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- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse.
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- Knowledge of the Youth Justice System and understanding of restrictions, limitations, and considerations for healthcare delivery within this system.
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- Demonstrated high‐level communication and interpersonal skills.
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- Strong belief and personal alignment with cohealth Values and Mission.
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- Evidence of immunisation (including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement) as required by Victorian health orders.
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- Successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), a completed Pre‐Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.
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Benefits

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- Generous salary packaging: up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and an additional $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment, holiday accommodation).
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- Parental leave: 14 weeks paid leave for primary carers after 6 months continuous service, with superannuation on unpaid leave.
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- Novated leasing available.
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- Significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for employee and family.
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- Counselling services for employee and immediate family through EAP‐Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs.
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- Inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace guided by cohealth values and mission.
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📌 Nurse Unit Manager - Parkville Youth Justice (Victoria)
🏢 Cohealth
📍 Victoria