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Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Anaesthetic and Recovery

Employment Type - Permanent Part Time

Hours per fortnight -60

Job Category -Nursing - Registered Nurse (Div 1)

- Line up your life and career with us.This is your chance to enhance your career with Victoria’s largest regional Health Service
- Are you ready to take on the challenge of a leadership role?
- Excellent permenant part-time opportunity available (60 hours per fortnight).

About the role

University Hospital Geelong has an opportunity for an efficient and motivated Registered Nurse to join the Youang Surgical Centre management team as a Floor Co-Ordinator and Anaesthetics and Recovery ANUM.

Are you ready to take on the challenge of a leadership role? As the Associate Nurse Unit Manager in the Youang Surgical Centre, you will possess excellent clinical, leadership and management skills; actively participate in generating new ideas and committing to continuous improvement. You will be registered with APHRA and be able to demonstrate a significant level of clinical competence, with a proven ability to take a leadership role in strategic and daily issues through your professionalism, relationship building and personal drive.

You will have committed to flexibility and innovation in practice including an evidence-based approach to care and ongoing commitment to research, quality care and customer service.

Keyresponsibilities

- Provide clinical leadership and coordinate shift operations, ensuring safe,



efficient patient flow and delivery of high-quality, consumer-centred nursing care in line with ANMAC standards and Barwon Health requirements.
- Deliver and model advanced, evidence-based nursing practice, acting as a clinical resource for staff, supporting complex decision-making, and ensuring care aligns with best practice, policies, and quality standards.
- Supervise, support, and develop nursing staff, including delegation, performance management, mentoring, education, and ensuring compliance with mandatory training, scope of practice, and skill requirements.
- Drive safety, quality, and compliance across the unit, including participation in audits, incident reporting, OH&S; practices, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service effectiveness.

Whatwe’relooking for

- Registered Nurse (AHPRA) with relevant tertiary nursing qualification and post-graduate training in Perioperative Nursing (Anaesthetics and Recovery).
- Strong clinical assessment, problem-solving, and organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex perioperative patient care and respond effectively to changing clinical situations.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills,



with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership capability and adaptability, including ability to support change, work within organisational values, and contribute to a cohesive, high-performing team environment.

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Excellent working conditions anda strong senseof job satisfaction

A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Attractive salary packaging benefits

Living expenses capped at $9,010

Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples,people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child safety

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Contact person: Emily Capomolla
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