Emergency Department - Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Contract

Northern Health; Portugal; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Health in Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern suburbs is seeking an experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse to join the Emergency Department as Associate Nurse Unit Manager on a fixed term contract.

The ANUM provides day-to-day leadership, coordinates staff, manages patient flow and ensures care meets organisational standards and KPIs, supported by the Nurse Unit Manager.

Fixed term: 80 hours per fortnight through to November 2027. Applications close 17 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Current registration as an Australian RN and practice rights.
• Extensive emergency nursing experience with leadership.
• Ability to coach and mentor staff.
• Proven capability to manage patient flow and KPIs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead on shift and coordinate ED operations.
• Support staffing and workforce development.
• Ensure safe patient care and KPI delivery.
• Represent NUM in absence of NUM/CNUM.

Skills

Emergency nursing leadership

Shift leadership

Coaching mentoring

KPIs & performance

Communication

Team culture

Senior clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Registered Nurse

Job description

Emergency Department - Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Contract

Reference Number: 54452 : Emergency Department - Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Fixed Term

Employment Type: Fixed Term Part Time (PT)

Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Critical Care Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department team in an Associated Nurse Unit Manager role in a fixed term arrangement.

Fixed term:

80hrs per fortnight, through till November 2027

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) plays a key leadership role within the Emergency Department, supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and Clinical Nurse Unit Managers to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.

This role combines strong clinical expertise with operational leadership, with responsibility for coordinating staff, managing patient flow, and ensuring delivery of care in line with organisational standards and performance targets.

As a senior member of the team, the ANUM provides day-to-day leadership, supports workforce capability, and contributes to a positive and high-performing clinical environment. The ANUM also assumes leadership responsibility for the department in the absence of the NUM/CNUM, ensuring continuity of care and operational oversight.

To be successful in this role you will have

• Extensive experience in emergency nursing with advanced clinical skills and leadership capability
• Demonstrated ability to lead on shift, coordinate patient flow and manage competing priorities
• Experience supporting workforce development, including coaching, mentoring and performance support
• Strong understanding of operational performance measures and delivering care in line with KPIs
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence and build effective working relationships
• A commitment to fostering a positive, high-performing team culture
• Previous experience in a senior clinical or leadership role within a large, complex Emergency Department is highly desirable.

Applications close 17 November 2026.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.