Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Ward 9 West
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Surgical Services
- Part Time position available - 34 hours per fortnight
- Opportunity to enhance your leadership and management skills
Ward 9 West is a 24-bed surgical ward that provides care for elective and emergency Urology, Vascular, Breast Oncology and Endocrinology (BOE) patients. Our team is committed to working collaboratively to deliver excellent patient centred care.
Ward 9 West is also part of the COVID-19 bed management plan. In response to increase COVID-19 community transmission, presentations and admissions to RMH, 9 West transitions to an 18 bed COVID-19 ward and cares for and manages COVID-19 patients.
About the Role:
- Exciting opportunity to develop and consolidate your leadership and management skills
- Develop and strengthen your understanding about patient flow
- Work closely with 9 West key stakeholders; Bed Management and Access Coordinators, Theatre, the Emergency Department, Surgical Units and the Allied Health Department
- Develop an understanding of roster management.
- Contribute to meeting 9 West Key performance indicators; 10am discharges, utilisation of transit lounge and pressure injury and falls prevention
- Opportunity to enhance your communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
About You:
- Demonstrated ability to practise collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health care team
- Demonstrated provision of high-quality patient care
- Developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation skills
- High motivation and willingness to learn
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High level of reliability and professional conduct
- Passion for Surgical nursing
- Minimum 3 years acute post registration experience
Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital:
- Join our friendly, supportive and highly skilled team of nurses
- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
- Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.
The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us. For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.