Nurse Unit Manager - Perioperative Services

Healthscope; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff parking

Flexible rostering

Job summary

Healthscope's Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Nursing Unit Manager to lead daily operations, coordinate evidence-based nursing care, and mentor staff. The role emphasizes financial and human resource stewardship to sustain high patient experience and strong safety standards.

You will oversee staffing and service delivery, drive improvements, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet clinical and organisational goals within a supportive hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Working with Children check
• Previous experience at NUM level or equivalent
• Experience in the theatre setting
• Degree in relevant specialty area
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A strong commitment to developing in a management role
• A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customerfocused care
• High degree of computer literacy including MS Office and various databases
• Ability to work cohesively within a team environment
• Proven time management and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated HR management experience
• A management degree or working towards

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the unit, ensuring safe and efficient service delivery.
• Coordinate the provision of high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.
• Support, mentor, and guide nursing staff to maintain clinical excellence.
• Manage staffing, budgets, and resources to achieve operational objectives.
• Ensure high standards of patient experience and customer service.
• Monitor compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Undertake direct patient care as required and provide support to less experienced team members.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve clinical and organisational goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

HR management

Teamwork

Labour management

Clinical excellence

Customer-focused care

Computer literacy

Prioritisation

Education

Degree in relevant specialty area

Management degree or working towards

Nursing registration (AHPRA)

Working with Children Check

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A unique opportunity exists for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with exceptional leadership and clinical skills to join our management team, is this you?Come and join our team.

Permanent Full Time Role - 76 hours per fortnight

Tranquil location with Staff parking

Easy commute from the Pacific Motorway

About the Role:

The position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the unit to complement the strategic direction, operational processes, budget and business direction of the hospital.

You will provide operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management of the area and coordinate the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based. In addition, you will be accountable for the effective management of human, financial and material resources and ensure customer service is maintained at optimal levels.

You will undertake direct patient care as required providing guidance and support to less experienced members of the nursing team.

About us:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. We are an independent 83 bed facility with a 5 theatre Operating Suite providing medical (geriatric and palliation), rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and surgical services. HVPH is committed to providing a workplace culture that respects, supports and rewards staff members.

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.

Hunter Valley Private offers great opportunities for ongoing professional development, including an educational relationship with University of Tasmania, leadership courses and clinical based study days.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the day-to-day operations of the unit, ensuring safe and efficient service delivery.

Coordinate the provision of high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.

Support, mentor, and guide nursing staff to maintain clinical excellence.

Manage staffing, budgets, and resources to achieve operational objectives.

Ensure high standards of patient experience and customer service.

Monitor compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and quality standards.

Undertake direct patient care as required and provide support to less experienced team members.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve clinical and organisational goals.

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Working with Children check
• Previous experience at NUM level or equivalent
• Experience in the theatre setting
• Degree in relevant specialty area
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A strong commitment to developing in a management role
• A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customerfocused care
• High degree of computer literacy including MS office and various data bases
• Ability to work cohesively within a team environment
• Proven time management and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge base in labour management
• Demonstrated HR management experience
• A management degree or working towards

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of ourCommunity of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every dayour people make a differenceto the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

More Information:Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF- NSW Nurse and Midwives' -Enterprise Agreement2022, a salary of $70.94 per hour.