Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Job Details

• Job no: 907859
• Work type: Part time
• Location: Murray and Mallee
• Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Tailem Bend
• RN/M2A | Part Time Contract 0.84 FTE | Ongoing
• Salary: $103,353 - $110,497 p.a (pro rata)
• Eligibility:
  Open to Everyone

Are you a skilled and motivated nurse ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM), you will support the delivery of safe, high-quality care while contributing to the professional development of your team and the effective management of the ward or unit.

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager
, you will deliver nursing and/or midwifery services across a variety of health service settings, drawing on experience and/or further study to provide proficient, person-centred care. You will work collaboratively with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager (NMUM) and other senior staff to ensure continuity, safety, and excellence in care delivery.

In this role, you will accept accountability for your own practice and for the supervision and development of less experienced staff. You will provide leadership in both clinical and operational areas, supporting the NMUM with tasks such as rostering, staffing, leave and attendance management, recruitment, performance development, and resource planning. As part of your portfolio, you will also play a key role in implementing practice improvements and service innovations that enhance patient outcomes and team performance.

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife. Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice. Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn.  for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

This is a part time vacancy, working 64 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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