Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Critical Care Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department team in an Associated Nurse Unit Manager role in a fixed term arrangement.

Fixed term:

80hrs per fortnight, through till November 2027

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) plays a key leadership role within the Emergency Department, supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and Clinical Nurse Unit Managers to ensure protected, efficient, and high-quality patient care.

This role combines strong clinical expertise with operational leadership, with responsibility for coordinating staff, managing patient flow, and ensuring delivery of care in line with organisational standards and performance targets.





As a senior member of the team, the ANUM provides day-to-day leadership, supports workforce capability, and contributes to a positive and high-performing clinical environment. The ANUM also assumes leadership responsibility for the department in the absence of the NUM/CNUM, ensuring continuity of care and operational oversight.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Extensive experience in emergency nursing with advanced clinical skills and leadership capability
- Demonstrated ability to lead on shift, coordinate patient flow and manage competing priorities
- Experience supporting workforce development, including coaching, mentoring and performance support
- Strong understanding of operational performance measures and delivering care in line with KPIs
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence and build effective working relationships
- A commitment to fostering a positive, high-performing team culture
- Previous experience in a senior clinical or leadership role within a large, complex Emergency Department is highly desirable.

Next Steps:

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Amanda Paleologos - Nurse Unit Manager, Emergency Department via ***************@nh.org.au

Applications close 17 November 2026.

📌 Emergency Department - Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Contract (Epping)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Epping