Manager, Patient Care Services (Casual 0.0 FTE)

Duties

• Provide leadership oversight of patient care operations during evenings, nights, and weekends, ensuring patient safety, continuity of care, and real‑time clinical decision‑making within established policies and procedures.
• Monitor patient acuity, behavioural risks, admissions, discharges, and transfers, supporting staff in prioritizing care and responding to emergent situations.
• Conduct structured rounds to assess patient care status, environmental safety, staffing levels, and clinical risks.
• Respond to and manage clinical incidents, behavioural escalations, emergency codes, and safety concerns, coordinating interventions and escalation as required.
• Ensure effective handover and communication between shifts, including documentation of key issues, risks, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
• Collaborate with Nurse in Charge, Team Leads, and on‑call departments to coordinate timely after‑hours operational and safety resp...