Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Opportunities - Knox Private
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Located in Wantirna South – Close to Eastlink
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Key leadership opportunity within established management teams
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Discounted private health insurance, retail discounts and Gym Passport
Are you a passionate and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, looking to step into a leadership role? Knox Private Hospital is looking for Associate Nurse Unit Manager’s to join our team. We have excellent leadership roles available in our acute surgical wards (including but not limited to - Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Bariatric & Liver), Cardiac and acute medical. This exciting opportunity is open to experienced RN’s who are looking to inspire teams and ensure best practice patient care.
About us
Located in Wantirna, Knox Private Hospital is a fully accredited tertiary facility with 334 beds, providing Emergency Services, Extensive Surgical Specialities, CCU, Medical, and a full range of Cardiac Services including two 24-hour Cardiac Catheter Laboratories.
Our theatre complex comprises of 15 theatres including both a Day Procedure Centre and a Hybrid Theatre supporting a range of acute specialties including General, Endoscopy, Colorectal, Bariatric & Liver surgery, advanced laparoscopic procedures, Cardiac, Neuro, Orthopaedic, Plastic & Reconstructive surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Vascular, ENT & Paediatric surgery
As a ANUM – your responsibilities will include:
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Facilitate a learning culture to ensure continuous improvement
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Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes.
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Supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and leadership team to ensure compliance with the strategic direction of the department and organisation.
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Provide clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management by coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based.
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Be accountable and responsible for the effective daily management of human, financial and material resources
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Coordinate and drive clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives
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Undertaking direct patient care, as required
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Mentoring of staff including graduate and undergraduate nurse.
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Ensure patient flow is managed whilst delivering exceptional standards of patient care and communication
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Ensuring a leadership presence within your department
Selection Criteria:
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Current Registration with AHPRA
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Working with Children check (if relevant)
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Current or previous ANUM or clinical nurse specialist experience (desirable)
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Sound clinical knowledge
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3 years of clinical experience
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Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
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Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills
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Positive role modelling behaviours
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Excellent customer service focus, time management and prioritisation
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
You’ll also benefit from:
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Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
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Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
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Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications close: 29/07/26
