Associate Nurse Unit Manager

The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Public transport access

Career development

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is a leading public healthcare provider in Australia and invites an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to join the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) Ward. The role emphasizes clinical leadership and safe, patient-centred care in a fast-paced setting.

In this fixed-term full-time position, you will guide nursing staff, contribute to quality improvement and staff wellbeing, and act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager when required, supporting timely patient flow and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia.
• Minimum three years’ experience as a RN in an acute setting.
• Strong clinical assessment, reasoning and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to lead and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to quality improvement and staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Willingness to act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to nursing staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement and staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager when required.
• Deliver safe, timely, effective and person-centred care in collaboration with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Support patient flow and positive clinical outcomes in a fast-paced unit.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Quality improvement

Patient care delivery

Risk management

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) registration

Job description

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join RMH’s Acute Medical Unit (AMU) as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to support the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced environment.

Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Acute Medical Unit Ward

• Full time fixed term until September 2027
• Acute Medical Unit (AMU) Ward
• Generous salary packaging | Close to public transport | Career development

Join RMH’s Acute Medical Unit (AMU) as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to support the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced environment.

The 32-bed unit provides rapid assessment and diagnosis for patients admitted from the Emergency Department and community services, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to support timely patient flow and positive clinical outcomes. Most patients are expected to be discharged home or transferred to another service within 48–72 hours.

In this role, you will provide clinical leadership, support and guidance to nursing staff, contribute to quality improvement and staff wellbeing initiatives, and act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager when required.

Key Accountabilities

• 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 with strong clinical judgement, leadership skills and a collaborative approach to delivering high-quality patient care and supporting a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

You Will Bring

• Minimum three years’ experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute setting
• Strong clinical assessment, reasoning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, evidence-based patient care
• Ability to lead and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to quality improvement and staff wellbeing initiatives
• Reliability, professionalism and a commitment to The Melbourne Way
• Willingness to act on behalf of the Nurse Unit Manager when required

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.

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.