Overview
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Modbury
- Salary: $103,353 – $110,497 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN2A
- Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking Associate Nurse Unit Managers to join our team within the Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the wards. Your responsibilities will include providing clinical leadership, supporting professional development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will work closely with the Nurse Unit Manager and the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
Modbury hospital contains 1 surgical ward and 1 day procedure unit:
- 1 East is the surgical ward. It has 12 beds and the service runs 24 hours for 7 days per week.
- 1 West is the day procedure unit which contains 20 chairs. In this fast-paced environment, all patients present here for admission prior to surgery, flow through to theatre, then return to either here or ward 1 east. Ward 1 West is open Monday – Friday 7am to 8.30pm.
All staff employed to these areas will be expected to work a 7-day roster, rotating across 1 East and 1 West.
We perform a variety of high throughput elective surgeries such as orthopaedics (including arthroplasties), urology, general surgery, gynaecology, plastics, ENT, ophthalmology and gastroenterology.
To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate with at least 3 years post graduate experience.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
To succeed in this role, you must possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build strong relationships with patients, families and colleagues. You should have a proven track record in clinical leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Apply now and be a part of our mission to deliver exceptional care and promote healthier communities.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
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. Job Ref: 890102
Enquiries:
Sarah Zanker
A/ Nurse Manager
Phone: (08) 8182 9313
E-mail: sarah.zanker@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
24 January 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
890102 – Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Wards 1 East_1 West (Multiple Positions) – RN2A – role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 890102