Associate Nurse Unit Manager Acute - Ongoing

SA Health•South Portland, ME

2d•A$109,637 - A$117,215•Onsite

About The Position

Join the dedicated team at Naracoorte Health Service as an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager – Acute, where you will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care while supporting the leadership and coordination of nursing services. Working closely with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager, you will provide clinical leadership, support staff development and contribute to effective daily operations, including rostering, workforce management and quality improvement initiatives. This is an opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities, influence positive patient outcomes and support a collaborative and high-performing nursing team within a regional health service.

Requirements

Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
At least three years of post-registration nursing/midwifery experience or currently be classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
Demonstrate clinical competence in your area of nursing practice, with the ability to provide safe, evidence-based, person-centred care.
Experience supervising and supporting student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses, with effective communication, problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to prioritise workloads, work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to clinical leadership, quality improvement and effective service delivery.
A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required.
A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) is required.
A current NDIS Worker Screening Check is required.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership.
Support staff development.
Contribute to effective daily operations, including rostering, workforce management and quality improvement initiatives.
Deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care.
Support the leadership and coordination of nursing services.