Overview
- Limestone Coast Local Health Network
- Mount Gambier & Districts Health Service, Medical Ward
- Salary: $100,343 – $107,279 p.a – RN/RM2A
- Ongoing Full Time over a 7 day roster
Exciting Leadership Opportunity:
Associate Nurse Unit Manager at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service Medical Ward
Are you an experienced nurse ready to step into a leadership role with the opportunity to make a significant impact? Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service is seeking a dedicated Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) for our Medical Ward. This role offers the chance to advance your career while providing exceptional nursing services in a dynamic healthcare environment.
About the Role:
As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager, you will:
- Provide Leadership: Support the Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager in leading the nursing team, ensuring high standards of care and promoting continuity and consistency in patient care.
- Assist in Management: Contribute to ward/unit/service management responsibilities, including performance management, recruitment, staffing, leave management, rostering, and financial planning.
- Enhance Practice: Assist in implementing practice changes and improvements, collaborating with other ANUMs and the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to drive positive outcomes in the ward.
Key Responsibilities:
- Clinical Excellence: Deliver nursing services across various health settings with proficiency, ensuring adherence to practice standards and guidelines.
- Staff Development: Provide guidance and support to less experienced staff, including student nurses, enrolled nurses, and junior registered nurses.
- Operational Support: Engage in ward/unit management activities, such as monitoring financials, supplies, and ensuring effective staff work allocation and attendance management.
What We’re Looking For:
- Qualifications: Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse or Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
- Experience: At least 3 years of post-registration experience or current classification as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife. Demonstrated competence in nursing practice and experience in supervising less experienced staff.
- Skills: Effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills. Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Attributes: Creativity, innovation, and flexibility in addressing healthcare challenges. Strong understanding of relevant legislation, standards, and Quality Improvement Systems.
- Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary professional nursing/midwifery issues and healthcare standards.
Benefits
Mount Gambier & District Health Service is the largest hospital in rural South Australia. Nursing roles in Mount Gambier have much to offer; you will benefit from ongoing career development, education and training opportunities, be part of a progressive rural region, have access to an extensive range of clinical support on site, and be part of a friendly team environment.
- Job security and financial incentives: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers – Relocation support.
- Work/life balance – many sporting clubs, activities and social events suitable for young and mature professionals
Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN
The Region
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service is part of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network. We provide acute services ranging from in-hospital care by local general practitioners to specialist surgical, obstetric, paediatric and anaesthetic services delivered by medical consultants.
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the southeastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.
Your lifestyle
- Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
- Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
- Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
- Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
- Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
- Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide
Applicant Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.
For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 880294
If you’re ready to take on this rewarding role and make a positive impact in a leadership capacity, we want to hear from you.
Enquiries
Name: Karen Cahir
Position: Business Support Officer
Phone: 8737 2311
Email: karen.cahir@sa.gov.au
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 863496