Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Employment Type: Fixed term contract until January 2027

Hours: 0.8 EFT Rotating Roster

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital - D3

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Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Maternity leave cover for ANUM position on D3. This is an exciting opportunity to increase your leadership skills and experience being a part of the nurse leadership team. Work with and assist the Nurse Unit Manager in the shift by shift running and management of a dynamic fast paced medical surgical ward

An Associate Nurse Unit Manager at Mercy Health oversees the daily operations of a nursing unit, including staff supervision, patient care coordination, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. They collaborate with nurse unit managers and healthcare teams to maintain high-quality patient care standards, resolve issues, and support the overall functioning of the unit.

• Be a professional role model and mentor cultivating a positive team environment

• Demonstrated a high standard of clinical knowledge, assessment skills and commitment to clinical excellence.

• Have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with experience in managing difficult circumstance.

• Engagement with all key stakeholders to ensure the best clinical outcome and experience for patients and their families.

• Demonstrated appetite for innovation and change while practicing within the Mercy core values.

What you'll bring
 

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 2 years recent experience on an acute ward in Australia (essential).

• Previous management experience desirable.

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.