Associate Nurse Unit Manager

The Royal Melbourne Hospital; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Work

Career Growth

Supportive Culture & Belonging

Innovation

World-Class Excellence

Salary packaging benefits

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville is seeking an experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to lead the 7B Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. You will provide clinical leadership, support the NUM with daily ward operations and guide the nursing team to deliver safe, timely and person-centred care for complex patients.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3 years' acute nursing experience, strong clinical judgement, and a collaborative approach across a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current credentialing and registration.
• Proven leadership and clinical governance experience in acute care.
• Strong clinical reasoning, assessment, planning and prioritisation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support the Nurse Unit Manager.
• Lead nursing team to deliver safe, timely, equitable and person-centred care.
• Perform assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
• Promote risk management and safety practices and escalate concerns as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Acute nursing

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification

Job description

The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Parkville VIC

Join 7B, a specialised 32-bed Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

As ANUM, you will provide clinical leadership, support the NUM with day-to-day ward operations and lead the nursing team to deliver safe, timely, equitable and person-centred care.

7B provides complex, high-acuity care to patients with:

• Non-malignant haematological conditions
• Allogeneic bone marrow transplants
• Complex care needs across the VCCC Alliance

Key Accountabilities

As Associate Nurse Unit Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Clinical Governance; providing patients and the community Safe, Timely, Effective, Person-centred (STEP) health care
• Setting and maintaining a high standard of care; demonstrating expert knowledge and clinical skills
• Delivering and supporting patient centred care; providing high quality patient care by performing assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation for care in collaboration with the patient, their family and carer, and the multidisciplinary team
• Maintaining health and safety standards; managing risk and actively working towards implementing risk reduction strategies with bedside nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team
• Speaking up for safety; escalating concerns in a respectful manner and contributing to the solution

About You

You are an experienced Registered Nurse who brings strong clinical judgement, leadership capability and a collaborative approach to supporting a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

You will bring:

• Minimum 3 years' acute nursing experience
• Expert assessment, clinical reasoning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality, evidence-based patient care
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to quality improvement and staff wellbeing
• Reliability, professionalism and a strong commitment to the Melbourne Way
• Willingness and ability to act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct
  Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.