Associate Nurse Unit Manager

East Metropolitan Health Service; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development Opportunities

Study leave/assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Other professional and location-based

12% employer contributed superannuaton

Fitness Passport - discounted access

Discounted Smart Rider for travel to w

Free Parking

Job summary

East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) at Mount Lawley Hospital to provide clinical leadership and advanced nursing care. The ANUM will partner with the Nurse Unit Manager to lead staff, uphold person-centred care, and drive quality improvements in clinical practice.

This 0.5 FTE permanent part-time appointment focuses on governance, credentialing, and managing portfolios with the NUM, while offering opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in nursing management and supervision.
• Ability to model high standards of evidence-based nursing care.
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervise staff.
• Assist NUM in absence and manage ward/unit operations.
• Oversee designated management portfolios and projects.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Nursing management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

CRVCID 754662 This is 0.5 FTE Permanent Part time Appointment. EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist. We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability. WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal records screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Position Profile

We are currently seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to appoint to Associate Nurse Unit Manager role with the Mount Lawley Hospital. The role of the Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) works in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to provide clinical leadership to all staff to ensure that person-centred care is planned, implemented, evaluated and maintained at a high standard. The ANUM acts as a professional and clinical role model for all staff in setting clinical standards and achieving high quality evidence-based nursing care, in collaboration with the Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT). The ANUM demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skills while assuming a management focus in the ward/unit and accepts the responsibilities and authority of the NUM in their absence and as such is able to undertake the administrative operations of the unit. They accept responsibility and are accountable for designated management portfolios and projects, with the support of the NUM. For more information regarding the Clinical Midwife position, including a thorough break-down of duties, reporting lines and selection criteria, we encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.

Area Profile

The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 670,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women's, children's and neonates services. The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Mount Lawley Hospital; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services. Mount Lawley Hospital is part of the Royal Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group and is located just minutes from the Perth CBD offering a range of services including Outpatient clinics, general medical, rehabilitation and geriatric services, surgical, day procedures and endoscopy.

Employee Benefits

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• For information on superannuation click here .
• Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work
• Free Parking