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Employment Type - Permanent Part Time
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Hours per fortnight -40
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Classification - Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement : YW11 ANUM Year 1 || : YW12 ANUM Year 2
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Job Category -ANUM / Urgent Care
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Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) – Urgent Care Centre
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An exciting opportunity to lead emergency care. Make a real impact.
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Colac Area Health is seeking an experienced and motivated
Registered Nurse
with emergency nursing experience to join our high acuity Urgent Care Centre as an
Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM).
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Our Urgent Care Centre operates as the front line of acute and emergency care for the Colac Otway region — managing the full spectrum of high-acuity presentations, including trauma, stroke, STEMI, respiratory emergencies, and critical care. We see the full breadth of acuity across ATS Category 1–5, from immediate life-threatening emergencies through to lower-acuity presentations. It's a rural setting with genuine emergency-scope practice — autonomous decision-making, rapid assessment, and resuscitation-level care, where you're a key decision-maker from the moment a patient arrives.



This is an ideal opportunity for a senior emergency nurse who wants hands-on acute clinical work paired with real leadership responsibility.
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Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
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Significant experience in Emergency, Urgent Care, ICU or Critical Care nursing
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Current or willing to update/obtain Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification
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Experience triaging patients in accordance with the Australasian Triage Scale
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Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care, Emergency Nursing or equivalent or, willing to work towards
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Proven ability to lead and coordinate teams in a fast-paced environment
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Demonstrated experience managing:
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Acute Stroke patients
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Mechanical ventilation
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BiPAP/CPAP/Mechanical
ventilation
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Deteriorating and critically unwell patients
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Adult and paediatric patient retrieval
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Previous ANUM, Team Leader or Clinical Nurse Specialist experience
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Experience mentoring and developing staff
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If you're a confident emergency nurse who thrives in a dynamic setting and is ready to step into leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
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Applications will be assessed as they are received and interviews may be scheduled prior to the closing date.
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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country upon which we work, the Gulidjan people and their Elders past, present and future.
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📌 Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Urgent Care (Colac)
🏢 Colac Area Health
📍 Colac