Nurse Unit Manager - Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit
Job no: 933367
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery
* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital–Elizabeth Vale
* Salary: $130,190 - $136,010 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – RN/RM3
* Ongoing Full-Time
About the new Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit
A $12 million, purpose-built facility, the Playford Satellite Dialysis Unit represents a significant expansion of renal services in the north:
* Expanding from a 9-chair service to a 30-chair unit
* Supporting 84 additional patients to access life‐saving dialysis treatment
* Featuring:
o 26 open treatment bays
o 4 private treatment rooms
o Dedicated staff and support areas
* Designed with a dementia‐friendly layout, ensuring ease of navigation and patient comfort
About the Role
As Nurse Unit Manager, you will provide pivotal leadership and coordination of care delivery within the dialysis unit.
You will be responsible for:
* Leading and managing a multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive, high‐performing culture
* Ensuring delivery of safe, high‐quality, person‐centred care
* Driving clinical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement
* Collaborating with nephrologists and allied health professionals
* Managing workforce, rostering, resources and service performance
* Embedding evidence‐based practice, quality and safety systems
* Leading change and shaping models of care to meet growing service demand
You will be accountable for patient outcomes, team performance and service delivery, ensuring alignment with SA Health standards and best practice frameworks.
About You
You are a confident clinical leader with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care and building high‐performing teams.
You will demonstrate:
* Registration (or eligibility) for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate
* Strong leadership, communication and decision‐making skills
* Experience managing teams and delivering high‐quality clinical services
* A commitment to person‐ and family‐centred care
* Proven ability to lead change, innovation and service improvement
* Experience in quality, safety and risk management frameworks
* A collaborative, values‐driven leadership style
You will also bring the ability to mentor, coach and develop staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
Benefits of working at NALHN
* From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
* Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
* Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
* NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
* SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
* We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
* The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‐time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Application Requirements
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks
* DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person‐related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk
Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine‐preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening, and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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