Job Description

Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Surgical | Melbourne

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A unique opportunity awaits a highly experienced Registered Nurse to step into an Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Surgical leadership role within an established management team at a private hospital in Melbourne. Opportunities are available across a range of acute surgical services, including Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Bariatric and Liver, as well as Cardiac and Acute Medical services.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

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As anAssociate Nurse Unit Manager,your responsibilities will include:

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- Facilitating a learning culture to ensure continuous improvement;
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- Maintaining professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high-quality patient outcomes;
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- Supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and leadership team to ensure compliance with the strategic direction of the department and organisation;
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- Providing clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management by coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence-based;
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- Being accountable and responsible for the effective daily management of human, financial and material resources;
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- Coordinating and driving clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives;
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- Undertaking direct patient care, as required;
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- Ensuring patient flow is managed whilst delivering exceptional standards of patient care and communication;
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- Ensuring a leadership presence within your department;
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- Mentoring of staff.
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- Facilitating a learning culture to ensure continuous improvement;
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- Maintaining qualified and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners,



using a customer service mindset, to enable high-quality patient outcomes;
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- Supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and leadership team to ensure compliance with the strategic direction of the department and organisation;
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- Providing clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management by coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence-based;
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- Being accountable and responsible for the effective daily management of human, financial and material resources;
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- Coordinating and driving clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives;
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- Undertaking direct patient care, as required;
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- Ensuring patient flow is managed whilst delivering exceptional standards of patient care and communication;
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- Ensuring a leadership presence within your department;
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- Mentoring of staff.
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REQUIREMENTS

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- Current registration with AHPRA;
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- Working with Children check (if relevant);
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- Current or previous ANUM or clinical nurse specialist experience (desirable);
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- Sound clinical knowledge;
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- 3 years of clinical experience;
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- Compliance with ACQSHC National standards;
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- Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills;
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- Positive role modelling behaviours;
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- Excellent customer service focus, time management and prioritisation.
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- Current registration with AHPRA;
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- Working with Children check (if relevant);
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- Current or previous ANUM or clinical nurse specialist experience (desirable);
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- Sound clinical knowledge;
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- 3 years of clinical experience;
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- Compliance with ACQSHC National standards;
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- Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills;
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- Positive role modelling behaviours;
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- Excellent customer service focus, time management and prioritisation.
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BENEFITS

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- Discounted private health insurance;
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- Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across the network;
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- Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only);
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- Discounted private health insurance;
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- Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across the network;
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- Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only);
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- Retail discounts;
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- Gym Passport.
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REMUNERATION

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Salary ranges between $60.14 and $62.17 + 12.5% Super.

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ABOUT THE FACILITY

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The hospital, located in Melbourne, is a fully accredited tertiary facility with 334 beds, providing Emergency Services, Extensive Surgical Specialities, a 14-bed ICU, a 17-bed CCU, Medical, and a full range of Cardiac Services including two 24-hour Cardiac Catheter Laboratories and Victoria's only Single-Site Robotic Surgery Program. The hospital has 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more. All supported by a newly expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit.

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📌 Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Surgical | Melbourne (Victoria)
🏢 IHR Group
📍 Victoria