Associate nurse unit manager, surgical wards

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time.

Hours per fortnight: 48.

Job Category: Nursing – Registered Nurse (Div 1).

Req Id: 8576.

Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Victoria, Australia.

Work with an innovative multidisciplinary team at University Hospital, minutes from vibrant waterfront and coastline.

Temporary part-time opportunity (48 hours per fortnight) Parental Leave Relief.

Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to join Surgical/Colorectal Ward team. Provide high‐quality patient care, support staff development, and contribute to operational leadership.

• Provide clinical leadership and operational management during allocated shifts.
• Coordinate patient flow and bed management to optimise care and service delivery.
• Support and mentor nursing staff, graduates, and students.
• Promote evidence‐based practice and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies and accreditation requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Assist the Nurse Unit Manager with workforce management, performance development, and service planning.

Specialised care for colorectal, gastrointestinal and general surgical procedures, committed to exceptional patient‐centred care through multidisciplinary innovation and continuous improvement.

To be successful you will possess the following.

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in surgical nursing.
• Previous leadership experience or experience acting in a senior nursing role.
• Strong clinical assessment, decision‐making and problem‐solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational abilities.
• Commitment to patient‐centred care, safety and quality improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment.

• Postgraduate qualification in perioperative, surgical nursing, leadership or related field.
• Experience in workforce coordination and resource management.
• Knowledge of colorectal enhanced recovery pathways and contemporary surgical nursing practices.
• Participation in quality improvement, accreditation or research activities.

• Excellent working conditions and strong sense of job satisfaction.
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
• Extensive professional development opportunities.
• Attractive salary packaging benefits – including capped living expenses and meals/entertainment.

Barwon Health is inclusive and welcoming. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures and identities. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged.

Commitment to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Further information on Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards available.