Perioperative Nurse Unit Lead - ENT Surgery (Part Time)

PageUp People Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 115,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Fitness Passport

Free public transport

Employee Assistance Program

Relocation support

Job summary

The Women’s and Children’s Health Network in Adelaide is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to provide perioperative nursing care in Instrument and Circulating roles within ENT Surgery on a seven-day rotating roster.

You will lead clinical care, support governance and workforce planning, mentor staff, and drive quality improvements while maintaining patient-centred care in a dynamic hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated experience in perioperative scrub/scout nursing.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical leadership and oversees the delivery of safe, person-centred nursing care, ensuring quality patient outcomes and effective patient flow.
• Supports the Nurse Unit Manager with operational management, workforce coordination, resource allocation, budgeting, and service planning.
• Leads and fosters a positive team culture focused on collaboration, customer service, safety, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Supports staff development through clinical teaching, mentoring, supervision, and facilitating professional learning opportunities.
• Contributes to quality improvement, research, clinical auditing, change management, and evidence-based practice initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Teamwork

Education

Nursing registration with NMBA

Job description

The Women’s and Children’s Health Network in Adelaide is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to provide perioperative nursing care in Instrument and Circulating roles within ENT Surgery on a seven-day rotating roster.

You will lead clinical care, support governance and workforce planning, mentor staff, and drive quality improvements while maintaining patient-centred care in a dynamic hospital environment.