Job Description

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Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) – RPN3

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ANUM Year 1/RPN3 Year 3 - $120,442.40 – ANUM Year 2/RPN3 Year 4 - $124,498.40

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Position Purpos e

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The Associate Nurse Unit Manager is a frontline nursing leadership role working closely with the Unit Manager to deliver high-quality clinical care, operational leadership and workforce management.

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ANUMs are responsible for coordinating shifts, supporting clinical governance, leading nursing teams and contributing to unit culture, quality improvement and service development.

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Essential Qualifications

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Candidates must possess:

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- Current AHPRA registration
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- Minimum Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (or recognised equivalent)
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- Eligibility to work in Australia
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- Ability to satisfy police and security screening requirements Meet immunisation requirements
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Preferred Experience

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Minimum Experience

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- Typically 3+ years mental health nursing experience
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- Minimum 2 years operating at senior clinician, team leader or acting ANUM level
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Highly Desirable Experience

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- Forensic mental health
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- Acute inpatient psychiatry
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- Secure mental health services
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- Psychiatric intensive care
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- Correctional health environments
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- Clinical leadership within multidisciplinary clinical teams
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Leadership Capability Requirements

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Demonstrated ability to:

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- Coordinate and lead clinical shifts
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- Manage staffing and resources
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- Make autonomous clinical decisions
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- Support nursing workforce development
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- Coach and mentor junior clinicians
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- Drive quality and safety initiatives
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- Lead responses to clinical incidents and emergencies
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- Maintain high standards of clinical governance
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- Build cooperative multidisciplinary relationships
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Ideal Candidate Profile

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We are seeking leaders who can:

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- Inspire and develop nursing teams
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- Balance clinical and operational priorities
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- Navigate complex forensic and mental health presentations
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- Drive positive unit culture
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- Demonstrate sound judgement under pressure
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- Lead with professionalism, accountability and compassion
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📌 Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) (Victoria)
🏢 Symbolic Recruitment
📍 Victoria