Regional Acute Nurse Unit Manager (Associate)

I Work For Sa; Naracoorte; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

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Job summary

Naracoorte Health Service in South Australia seeks an experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Acute to lead nursing teams and ensure high-quality patient care. You will provide clinical leadership, support staffing, and help drive daily operations within a regional health service.

The role emphasizes staff development, rostering, workforce management, and quality improvement, with a focus on collaborative leadership and patient-centered care in a community setting.

Qualifications

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
• Have at least three years of post-registration nursing/midwifery experience.
• Demonstrate clinical competence with safe, evidence-based, person-centred care.
• Experience supervising and supporting student nurses and junior staff.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and coordinate nursing services.
• Assist Manager with rostering, workforce management and quality improvement.
• Support staff development and ongoing professional growth.
• Contribute to safe, high-quality patient care in a regional health service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Team supervision

Education

RN registration

Current practising certificate

Job description

Naracoorte Health Service in South Australia seeks an experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Acute to lead nursing teams and ensure high-quality patient care. You will provide clinical leadership, support staffing, and help drive daily operations within a regional health service.

The role emphasizes staff development, rostering, workforce management, and quality improvement, with a focus on collaborative leadership and patient-centered care in a community setting.