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.
Responsibilities
- Lead an experienced clinical nursing team to deliver person‑centred healthcare and health promotion.
- Facilitate communities of practice, promote reflective practice, and implement workplace coaching interventions.
- Ensure ongoing clinical competence by coordinating individual and team professional development activities.
- Serve as the direct report to all nursing staff for leave and rostering, recruiting, induction, and orientation.
- Assess data and trends relating to health presentations and demographic groups to monitor client outcomes and guide relevant quality‑improvement strategies.
- Oversee daily operations, manage resources, and ensure effective coordination of care within the unit.
Qualifications
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Knowledge of the Youth Justice System and understanding of restrictions, limitations, and considerations for healthcare delivery within this system.
- Demonstrated high‑level communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong belief and personal alignment with cohealth Values and Mission.
- Evidence of immunisation (including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement) as required by Victorian health orders.
- 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.
Benefits
- 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).
- Parental leave: 14 weeks paid leave for primary carers after 6 months continuous service, with superannuation on unpaid leave.
- Novated leasing available.
- Significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for employee and family.
- Counselling services for employee and immediate family through EAP‑Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs.
- Inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace guided by cohealth values and mission.
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Nurse Unit Manager - Parkville Youth Justice in Melbourne employer: cohealth
cohealth is an exceptional employer, recognised for its commitment to reducing health and social inequity while fostering an inclusive workplace culture. With a focus on employee wellbeing, cohealth offers generous parental leave, salary packaging options, and access to extensive fitness facilities, ensuring that staff can thrive both personally and professionally. Working at the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct provides unique opportunities to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people within a supportive multidisciplinary team environment.
