Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) (524146)

Department of Health; Launceston; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 116,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel and relocation assistance

Professional development opportunities

Fitness Passport

Carer Accredited Employer Status

Job summary

The Launceston General Hospital, part of the Department of Health Tasmania, provides a neonatal service in northern Tasmania. This role supports the Nurse Unit Manager in day-to-day management and coordinates patient flow within Women’s and Children’s Services to uphold high standards of care.

Permanent part-time, shift-work position with eligibility requiring RN registration. The department emphasises professional development within a supportive, values-driven workplace.

Qualifications

• Clinical leadership and ability to exercise professional judgement.
• Experience coordinating patient flow and discharge planning.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist the NUM with day-to-day management and resources coordination.
• Coordinate patient-centered care delivery and ensure effective communication channels.
• Maintain clinical standards and policies to support a patient-focused model of care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Professional judgement

Stakeholder communication

Discharge planning

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

The Launceston General Hospital is the principal referral hospital in the region for more than a quarter of a million people. The Launceston General Hospital (LGH) provides a neonatal service that works closely with Maternity Services to deliver comprehensive care to mothers and babies across Northern Tasmania. Women's and Children's Services comprises a 6-bed Labour Ward, 27-bed Maternity Unit, and a 9-bed Level 2 Special Care Nursery caring for neonates from 32 weeks gestation and above. Special Care Nursery provides family-centred neonatal care for babies requiring additional monitoring, treatment, and support, while working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal outcomes for infants and their families.

Women's and Children's Services offers free Clinical Supervision for nurses and midwives and fosters a supportive culture of professional development, education, and continuous quality improvement.

The Role

• Assist the NUM with the day-to-day management and coordination of resources to ensure optimal patient care.
• Coordinate patient/client centred care delivery and flow. Ensure the maintenance of effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to promote patient/client care delivery.
• Provide a high level of clinical knowledge and skill to ensure clinical standards and policies and procedures to promote a patient focused model of care according to best practice principles.

You will need

• Demonstrated clinical experience in the relevant practice area, with the capacity to provide clinical leadership, exercise professional judgement and initiative and work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the business of the unit/service in delivering the best outcomes within available resources, including a demonstrated understanding of patient flow principles and discharge planning in the pursuit of patient/client goals within a contemporary healthcare framework.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the evaluation, innovation and development of services provided by the unit/service and the review of clinical practice policy, procedures and protocols.

Note: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites. Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment

Permanent part time, shift worker position, working up to 68 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible. *Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant. Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary

Salary $109,767 to $115,813 per annum pro rata. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023. Access to the Grade 4 salary range $102,439- $109,175 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4. In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available: Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type Salary Packaging You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
• Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwives Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Current Registration to Work with Children Registration

Desirable

• Holds, or is working towards, relevant postgraduate qualifications

Contact

Name: Julie Mitchell Position: Nurse Unit Manager Phone number: 67778942 Email address: [e-mail]

What it is like working at the Department of Health?

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania! Move to Tasmania | Tasmanian One Health Podcast - Spotify One Health Podcast - Apple Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023). Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.