Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM)
Full time (negotiable) – fixed term contract – Immediate start until 27/10/2024
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to join the clinical leadership team. The ANUM is an integral member of the management team, working with the Nurse Unit Manager to ensure efficient operation of the clinical environment and is responsible for the delivery of quality care within the Acute Ward and Urgent Care, ensuring that patients are encouraged to be partners in care planning, goal setting and decision making.
You will maintain clinical standards and best practice, through continual quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based risk management strategies. You will be responsible for leading & coordinating a multidisciplinary team and maintaining a positive working environment for staff by demonstrating and fostering the ADH values.
In the absence of the Nurse Unit Manager you will be required to lead, direct and coordinate patient care in our 25 bed Acute Ward, and our Urgent Care.
You will have advanced clinical skills with experience in acute nursing, including palliative care, emergency nursing and medical/surgical nursing. Leadership and management skills are essential with commitment to own personal and professional development. Demonstration of negotiation and conflict resolution skills, decision making, effective time management and communication skills with the ability to manage change are essential.
Applicants must be prepared to work all shifts including night duty, weekends and public holidays.
For more details or questions regarding this position or to obtain a position description, please contact Natasha Ratten, People and Culture Advisor on (03) 5772 0***. You can also obtain the position description by visiting our website https://adh.org.au/careers/current-vacancies/
Please provide your application, responding to the key selection criteria together with your curriculum vitae to **************@adh.org.au by close of business Friday 10th June, 2024