Nurse Unit Manager
- Make an impact in this leadership position, working with an incredibly dedicated team
- Full time permanent opportunity located in Heidelberg
- Multiple public transport options available, with Heidelberg train station right outside the front door!
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Intensive Care Unit
Our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides multidisciplinary care to a wide variety of critically ill patients, in a highly technological environment, with an emphasis on the care of family and friends during a stressful time in their lives.
ICU is a 35-bed unit with 29 ICU equivalent beds funded. We provide state-wide and Tasmanian specialty service for liver transplant, fulminant liver failure, spinal cord injuries and the Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS). In addition to this we are also specialists in cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, general medical, surgery and obstetrics ICU care.
The unit has a strong culture of innovation, change and research with our staff receiving recognition both nationally and internationally.
About the role
As the Nurse Unit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and setting the clinical care standards within the ICU. You will work in partnership with the Director of ICU and have an active role in the achievement of key performance indicators and activity targets for the unit, as well as being accountable for the Nursing, Clinical Support Services and Clerical workforces.
You will support excellence in clinical practice and promotes the development of nurses, and the support team, ensuring the philosophy of nursing and standards of practice are consistently reflected in professional practice and patient care.
A regular day will see you:
- Monitoring and drive operational management activities and performance related to high quality care
- Set the direction for the development and implementation of programs to complement and innovate new and existing services.
- Supporting professional learning and development opportunities for the team
- Promote and deliver the core values of nursing at Austin Health, by ensuring a safe and supportive environment for all staff, patients, their families and carers.
- Foster a positive culture, drive change, a safe working environment and the effective utilisation of financial resources within a cycle of continuous service improvement.
About you
We are on the search for a dynamic and enthusiastic Nurse Unit Manager, who will bring with them:
- Experience as a registered nurse with capabilities to drive positive change
- Leadership skills to drive and manage a large team to provide best quality care to patients
- Excellent communication skills and experience working collaboratively with others
- Experience in budget management and delivering department and organisational key performance indicators
- Post graduate nursing qualification in critical care nursing or equivalent.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Michelle Topple (Divisional Manager, Access and Critical Care), michelle.topple@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 7 November 2024
