Nurse Unit Manager

2 weeks ago


Berwick, Victoria, Australia Berwick Full time

Leadership and Service Delivery

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the department/unit, ensuring optimal patient safety, quality of care and experience, operational efficiency, and contributing to the strategic objectives of the Directorate.

This position is available in our Cath Lab Unit on a 6-month fixed-term basis.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Monitor and evaluate standards of service and practice against benchmark targets, including nurse-sensitive indicators, incident management system data, clinical indicator results, and patient, doctor, and caregiver satisfaction results.
  • Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process and regulatory assessments, as well as group-wide and divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.
  • Foster a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.
  • Ensure patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.
  • Work in a clinical capacity within the department as required to support caregivers, medical officers, and ensure the delivery of safe, person-centered care.
  • Ongoing financial management and monitoring of the service cost centre, including productivity, activity, and utilization in line with budgetary parameters and performance targets.
  • Promote and demonstrate a culture of innovation and improvement to enhance patient care and experience.
  • In consultation with Hospital Management Committee, contribute to marketing the service to medical practitioners.
  • Participate in implementing and maintaining a workforce model/model of care that enables quality of care to be maintained and implementing appropriate levels of workforce skills.

The successful candidate will hold a registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and demonstrate commitment to quality improvement, including the ACHS EQuiP process and clinical risk management, and proven ability to exercise sound judgment in clinical, management, and ethical issues.

To succeed, the candidate will have contemporary management and leadership experience in a Senior Nursing position in an Acute Hospital Facility, with a strong focus on patient care and commitment to supporting the Mission and Values of St John of God Berwick Hospital.

We Offer:

  • Salary: $127,128 per annum (pro rata if part-time) plus 11.5% superannuation.
  • A 6-month fixed-term part-time position available up to 60 hours a fortnight.
  • Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits, including mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation, and other everyday living expenses, as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as novated leasing, work-related expenses, self-education, and additional superannuation.
  • A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave, and well-being programs.
  • Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance.
  • A dynamic multidisciplinary team.

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