Nurse Unit Manager- Acute

SA Health•Manalapan Township, NJ

9d•A$130,190 - A$136,010•Onsite

About The Position

Lead acute care. Lead your team. Take the next step in your nursing career as a Nurse Unit Manager - Acute, providing clinical and operational leadership across an acute care service. You'll lead the delivery of safe, high-quality, person and family-centred care, ensuring continuity of care and effective multidisciplinary teamwork. You'll support staff performance and development, use contemporary evidence to inform practice, and contribute to quality improvement, education, research and changes to models of care.

Requirements

Current or eligible registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and a current or eligible practicing certificate.
At least 3 years' post-registration nursing and/or midwifery experience.
Demonstrated management and leadership experience, including staff supervision and development.
Strong communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team and delivering person and family-centred care.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate change and contribute to quality improvement.
Experience supervising students, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and/or midwives.
Experience using Microsoft Office and other relevant computer systems.
Satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Appropriate immunisation requirements.
DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC).
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of safe, high-quality, person and family-centred care.
Ensure continuity of care and effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
Support staff performance and development.
Use contemporary evidence to inform practice.
Contribute to quality improvement, education, research and changes to models of care.