• Lead an experienced clinical nursing team to deliver person-centred healthcare and health promotion
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Parkville Youth Justice Precinct is a youth custodial facility that accommodates young people. The primary health service is a nurse-led model, with 24/7 on-site nursing coverage. At Parkville, cohealth aims to deliver a quality, flexible, integrated, efficient service within the custodial environment to young people based on their health needs. 

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) provides operational and clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high‑quality, safe and person‑centred health services. This role leads the nursing team, oversees daily operations, manages resources, and ensures effective coordination of care within the unit. 

Please refer to the Position Description for more information (also attached below).

Your duties include:

• Facilitating communities of practice, promoting reflective practice, and workplace coaching interventions
• Ensuring ongoing clinical competence by coordinating individual and team professional development activities
• Serve as a direct report to all nursing staff such as leave and rostering, recruiting, inducting and orientating
• Assess data and trends relating to health presentations and demographic groups to monitor client outcomes and guide relevant quality improvement strategies

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Current AHPRA registration (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Knowledge of the Youth Justice System and understanding of the restrictions, limitations and considerations health care delivery within this system
• Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sally Wilcox on [email protected] using the subject line: Nurse Unit Manager - Parkville Youth Justice Centre enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement (B). This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.