Posted: 19 June
The role
NURSE UNIT MANAGER - Urgent Care (Up to Fulltime)
About Us
Situated just 150 kilometres south‐west of Melbourne, at the foot of the stunning Otway Ranges, close to Lorne and the Surf Coast, Colac Area Health services 21,000 people who call the Shire home. Colac Area Health meets the needs of more than 30,000 people in the Corangamite, Colac Otway, and Surf Coast Shires. A unique integrated health service providing a wide range of clinical and non‐clinical services to the Colac and district community. This includes the following:
- Nursing/Midwifery
- Aged Care
- Medical
- Community Services
- Corporate Services
- Support Services
About the role
The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is responsible for the day to day operations of the Urgent Care Department ensuring high quality services are provided to patients/residents within applicable financial frameworks, budgetary constraints, quality standards and legislative requirements. The NUM works collaboratively with medical, nursing, and allied health teams to deliver excellent, patient‐centred clinical care.
Responsibilities
- Work across diverse clinical settings
- Support operational demands and patient flow
- Deliver high‐quality, patient‐centred care
- Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams
- Contribute to a positive and professional workplace culture
Requirements
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 years' experience in an emergency setting.
- Post‐graduate studies in emergency/critical care nursing.
- Recent management experience, with proven competency in operational planning, strategic and innovative thinking, resource and budget management.
- Ability and willingness to provide direct care within scope of practice.
- Exceptional leadership skills, including evidence of leading and motivating staff to be the best they can be within a patient‐centred and team environment.
- Demonstrated evidence of effectively leading staff through change including development of contemporary models of care.
- Strong interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and problem‐solving skills.
- Ability to actively lead and contribute to continuous quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrated ability and ongoing commitment to use information technology in care and management.
- Evidence of a focus on and a passion for high quality care.
- Previous experience in leadership.
- Experience in education, training and development of staff capability in meeting service demand.
Benefits working with us
- Extensive organisational orientation/department induction
- Salary sacrificing/packaging
- Active social club
- Extensive professional development and continuing education
- Employee assistance program
- Access to on‐site research support from the CAH Research Unit and the Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre
This role requires you to provide evidence of a 2026 influenza vaccination.
Contact
Email: MPlace@cah.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 5232 5256
Traditional Owners acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country upon which we work, the Gulidjan people and their Elders past, present and future.
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