Nurse Unit Manager: Medical/Surgical & Rehab

St John of God Geelong Hospital; Geelong; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

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Flexible work options

Wellbeing programs

Employee discounts

Professional development

Lifestyle rewards

Zusammenfassung

St John of God Geelong Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership within a private hospital setting in Geelong, VIC. This permanent full-time role focuses on safe, patient-centred care and staff development across medical/surgical, rehabilitation and allied services.

You will lead a diverse nursing team, drive governance and quality improvement, and collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise patient outcomes and staff

Qualifikationen

• Strong clinical leadership and people management skills.
• Experience leading, supporting and developing nursing staff.
• The ability to manage competing clinical and operational priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• A commitment to clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety.
• The ability to foster a positive workplace culture that supports accountability, collaboration and professional development.
• A commitment to ongoing learning and contemporary nursing practice.

Aufgaben

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the nursing team, promoting safe, high-quality and patient-centred care.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of the unit, including patient flow, staffing, clinical priorities and resource allocation.
• Lead, support and develop nursing staff, fostering a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team environment.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to staff, exercising sound judgement when managing complex patient care and operational matters.
• Manage staffing and rostering requirements, maintaining appropriate skill mix and safe staffing levels.
• Promote best practice in clinical care, medication safety, infection prevention and control, clinical documentation and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Support the orientation, education and professional development of nursing staff and students, encouraging ongoing learning and competency development.
• Foster a culture of effective communication, professional practice, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety initiatives.
• Implement hospital and departmental objectives, policies and procedures to support effective service delivery.
• Work collaboratively with medical, allied health and other multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Monitor service performance and identify opportunities to improve clinical processes, patient outcomes and the overall patient experience.
• Act as a senior clinical resource and advocate for patients, staff and the broader multidisciplinary team.

Kenntnisse

Clinical leadership

People management

Prioritisation

Communication

Governance & safety

Ausbildung

Nursing registration with AHPRA

Jobbeschreibung

St John of God Geelong Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership within a private hospital setting in Geelong, VIC. This permanent full-time role focuses on safe, patient-centred care and staff development across medical/surgical, rehabilitation and allied services.

You will lead a diverse nursing team, drive governance and quality improvement, and collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise patient outcomes and staff