Position: Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Thompson House Residential Care Unit
Classification: YW11 - YW12
Salary per hour: $60.93 to $62.99 + superannuation + generous salary packaging options
Employment Type: Ongoing part time 32 hours per fortnight
Award: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 -2028
About the role
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to join our team in Thompson House. This role is ideal for a Registered Nurse who is passionate about clinical leadership, person-centred care, and supporting excellence in nursing practice.
As the ANUM, you will work as the clinical leader and coordinator of an interdisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. You will practise within your professional scope while demonstrating an advanced level of skill in clinical assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
The ANUM plays a pivotal role in supporting staff, overseeing clinical care delivery, and ensuring appropriate standards of care are maintained by team members under your direction. The role provides shared unit management responsibilities in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM).
About you
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Demonstrated clinical leadership experience
- Advanced clinical knowledge and assessment skills
- Strong communication and teamwork capabilities
- Commitment to quality improvement and person-centred care
Culture and Benefits
Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.
From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:
- Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work.
- Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more.
- Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
- Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
- Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
- Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.
https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.
Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together - we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services. We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.
For further information about this position, please contact Melanie Staub - Acting Nurse Unit Manager on 03 5471 3622
Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.
Applications close 12th July 2026
We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly, as applications may be reviewed and progressed before the closing date.
