Associate Unit Manager

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time

Organisation: The Royal Women's Hospital

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 24591

**Fixed Term Position / Ongoing Position**

**Fulltime / Part-time Positions**
- _The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care. _

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is one of five tertiary referral units in Melbourne, providing care for sick and premature babies across Victoria. On average 1600 premature and medically very sick babies are admitted each year. The Neonatal Service also plays a key role in providing education and training for local, national and international health professionals and has an extensive research program that includes long term care follow up.

The Women's NICU is a 60 bed unit made up on 28 Level 6 cots and 32 Level 3-5 cots. The NICU model of care is designed to keep mothers and babies together, underpinned by several principles, including: consistency, continuity of care and engagement of families

**Your contribution**
- Lead the delivery of efficient, effective and well planned care to babies and their families
- Provide leadership and management of the NICU team ensuring positive and professional environment
- Be a role model and clinical resource person in the provision of care for babies and their families with NICU.
- Ensure the efficient and effective service operations by performing all responsibilities and duties outlines in this position description

**Responsibilites and Major Activites**
- Advanced Clinical Skill: Provide Clinical Leadership and support for nursing staff and families in NICU
- Escalates issues appropriately within the organisation and identifies resources and supports
- Act as a delegate for the Nurse Unit Managers in their absence and supports the Nurse Unit Managers to provide overall administrative and clinical management of their service.
- Allocates staff, maintains the appropriate skill mix and level of supervision to promote high quality, consistent and safe care.
- Collaborates with medical staff in a timely manner for the provision of care.
- Assesses plans, implements and evaluate care as a key member of the multidisciplinary team to optimise care of the newborn and facilitate access and flow.
- Liaise and develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

**To be successful within the role you will need to have**:

- Registered Nurse and or Registered Midwife - APHRA registered
- Post Graduate Neonatal Nursing qualification or equivalent
- Previous Management experience
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and time manage.
- Demonstrated experience in working effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Well-developed written and electronic communication skills including policy or CPG development.
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Excellent time management and prioritising ability

**Our offering**

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the**_ exceptional _**in your everyday.

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters.

**Ready to make the move?**

**COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement***

Please be aware that in line with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all workers at the Women's regardless of role, will be required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

**Influenza Vaccination Requirement**

In line with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, some health care workers are now required to have their flu vaccination to work in health care. Evidence of vaccination is required.

As this role fits into category C of the departments risk ratings, applicants are strongly encouraged (although not required) to be vaccinated against influenza.)

All applicants will be required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.