Associate Nurse Manager - General Medicine

Cabrini Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $18,850 p.a.

Staff benefits including retail offers

Career growth opportunities

Close to public transport with subsid.

Job summary

Cabrini Health in Melbourne's southeast is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager for our General Medicine unit. The role can be filled full time or part time and focuses on leading daily operations and delivering exceptional patient care.

You will guide staff, participate in quality improvements, and ensure efficient, patient-centred care in a busy setting. We value clinical leadership, forward planning, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration with nursing scope.
• At least 3 years acute hospital Medical or Surgical experience.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
• Postgraduate Nursing Leadership/Management qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the General Medicine unit to ensure seamless operation and high-quality care.
• Act as a resource for the team and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist with daily department management and staffing coordination.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing environment for patient-centred care.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Leadership experience

Acute medical/surgical exp

Quality Improvement

Forward planning

Education

Postgraduate nursing leadership

Job description

Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) – General Medicine Full time or part time Malvern

We’re building for the better! By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year. At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well-resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

About the department

Join our 20-bed General Medicine unit, where we deliver exceptional medical care to patients admitted from the community or our Emergency Department. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures collaborative care involving patients and their families to achieve the best outcomes. We cater to a range of acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions, offering personalised attention and a comprehensive array of specialist medical services, including diagnostics, observation, consultation, treatment, complex discharge planning, rehabilitation referral, and supported aged-care placement.

How you will make an impact

Picture yourself as a key leader in our General Medicine unit. As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager at Cabrini Health, you will play a vital role in ensuring the seamless operation and exceptional quality of care within our busy department. You will be a resource for your team, actively participating in quality improvement initiatives to maintain a high standard of patient care and will be integral to the daily management of the department.

About you

Leverage your clinical expertise and leadership skills to ensure exceptional patient care and the efficient operation of our General Medicine unit. You will have the opportunity to influence and inspire your team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

Key Capabilities

• Current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
• At least 3 years Acute hospital Medical or Surgical experience is required.
• High-level organisational skills with great diligence
• Critical thinking and forward planning
• Quality Improvement / Auditing experience
• Post Graduate Nursing Leadership and Management qualification is highly desirable or working towards the same

Why join Cabrini?

• Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per year tax free to increase your take-home pay
• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, fitness passport, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• Hospital located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter fares

Enquiries should be directed to: Megan Fraser - Nurse Manager on 03 9508 1847

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission. As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years. There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries. Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.

With more than 4000 staff and several campuses, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career. Cabrini employs health professionals in the medical, nursing and allied health fields as well as employing staff in management, administration, finance, hotel services, logistics, engineering, communications and other support services.

About Us Cabrini is a Catholic charitable organisation inspired by the spirit and vision of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This order was founded by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini who was canonised in 1946 and later proclaimed Universal Patron Saint of Immigrants. We are a community of care, reaching out with compassion, integrity, courage and respect to all we serve. With more than 4300 staff, 1000 accredited medical practitioners and several locations, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career.