Nurse Unit Manager - HiTH (529088)

Job description

The Team Hospital in the Home – North is an exciting new service for Hospitals North providing hospital level care in patients’ homes through a 22-bed virtual ward. A multidisciplinary team provides specialist clinical assessment and management of patients, allowing for earlier transition to home from hospital, or complete hospital substitution for suitable patients. The Role: The Nurse Unit Manager works autonomously under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing – Primary Health North to provide leadership and direction of the Hospital in the Home (HiTH) service. In conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team you will lead and manage the coordination of overall patient care and manage the allocated human, material and financial resources of the service. You will also support coordination of care with other services as appropriate for optimal client outcomes. As NUM you: - Have a key role in operationalising the HITH North service and shaping how it works. - Have a positive impact on patient outcomes through provision of care in the home. - Lead change in the organisation and role-model the Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence (CARE) v...