Nurse Unit Manager - Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgery Leader

St John of God Health Care; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time position

Salary + 12% super

Salary packaging up to $18,550

Flexible leave and wellbeing

Staff discounts

Multidisciplinary leadership

Surgical service leadership

Job summary

St John of God Berwick Hospital is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership across the 4E Surgical Unit, focusing on safe, high-quality, patient-centred care. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with hospital leadership to drive performance and improvements.

The role requires a Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration, senior leadership experience in acute settings, and postgraduate qualifications.

Qualifications

• Senior nursing leadership and management experience in an acute hospital.
• Strong knowledge of orthopaedic and/or surgical nursing.
• Experience in spinal surgery and pain management services.
• Understanding perioperative and post-operative care for complex surgical patients.
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications.
• Commitment to clinical governance, quality improvement and ACHS accreditation.
• Ability to manage complex clinical, ethical and people matters.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership for 4E Surgical Unit.
• Monitor standards and service performance against benchmarks.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategies.
• Support ACHS accreditation and risk management programs.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Maintain clinical presence and support caregivers and medical officers.
• Manage the service cost centre within budget and performance targets.
• Promote service improvement and patient experience enhancements.
• Collaborate with Hospital Management Committee and stakeholders.
• Lead workforce planning and appropriate workforce models.
• Develop the team through leadership and professional development.

Skills

Senior nursing leadership

Management experience

Orthopaedic nursing

Spinal surgery experience

Postgraduate qualifications

ACHS accreditation

Communication skills

Patient-centred care

Education

AHPRA Registration

Postgraduate qualifications

Job description

St John of God Berwick Hospital is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership across the 4E Surgical Unit, focusing on safe, high-quality, patient-centred care. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with hospital leadership to drive performance and improvements.

The role requires a Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration, senior leadership experience in acute settings, and postgraduate qualifications.