Nurse Unit Manager - Acute Care Leadership (Permanent)

SA Health; Wallaroo; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health Yorke and Northern Local Health Network in Wallaroo seeks a Nurse Unit Manager - Acute to provide clinical and operational leadership across an acute care service. You will lead safe, high-quality, person- and family-centred care, ensuring continuity and strong multidisciplinary teamwork.

You'll support staff performance and development, use evidence to inform practice, and contribute to quality improvement, education, research and changes to care models.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMBA and practicing certificate.
• Minimum 3 years' post-registration nursing/midwifery experience.
• Demonstrated management and leadership experience with supervision.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams and person-centred care.
• Ability to facilitate change and contribute to quality improvement.
• Experience supervising students, enrolled nurses and junior RNs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead acute care service and multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical and operational leadership.
• Deliver safe, high-quality, person- and family-centred care.
• Support staff performance, development and evaluation.
• Use current evidence to inform practice and drive quality improvement.
• Contribute to education, research and changes to models of care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff supervision

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Conflict resolution

Change management

Quality improvement

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SA Health Yorke and Northern Local Health Network in Wallaroo seeks a Nurse Unit Manager - Acute to provide clinical and operational leadership across an acute care service. You will lead safe, high-quality, person- and family-centred care, ensuring continuity and strong multidisciplinary teamwork.

You'll support staff performance and development, use evidence to inform practice, and contribute to quality improvement, education, research and changes to care models.