Overview
The Role: The Nurse Unit Manager provides leadership to Anaesthetics and Post Anaesthetics Recovery Unit (PARU)/Main Theatre, Royal Hobart Hospital, ensuring the efficient and effective provision of care based on clinical standards and best practice principles within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework by coordinating the clinical, management, education and nursing research functions within Anaesthetics and PARU/Main Theatre.
The Team
Are you ready to lead a dynamic, motivated, and highly skilled team that supports patients through their peri-operative journey?
Located within the Peri-operative Suite at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Anaesthetic and Post Anaesthetic Recovery Unit (APARU) supports:
* 14 fully equipped operating theatres
* A 25-bed recovery space
* Close Observation After Surgery (COAS) care with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
You will need
* Demonstrated extensive clinical knowledge and experience relevant to the area.
* Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in contemporary nursing management practice, including clinical governance; clinical risk management; evidence-based practice; research; clinical standards; ethics; and legislation.
* Leadership skills – ability to promote a shared vision and purpose and positively influence others to ensure optimal client outcomes and build a culture of success, commitment and active contribution by all staff within the practice area.
Details of appointment
Permanent, full-time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. Hours are negotiable with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full-time, part-time and casual vacancies.
Salary and benefits
Salary: $134,109 to $140,384 per annum. Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023. In addition, allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available (e.g., Post Graduate Allowance up to 10% based on qualification type).
Salary Packaging: You'll have access to salary packaging with a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 plus $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year, and other benefits if eligible.
Benefits
* Travel and relocation assistance up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
* Professional development and accelerated pathways.
* A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
* Fitness Passport – access to 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for a weekly rate per person or family rate.
* Carer Accredited Employer Status supporting employees with caring responsibilities (Carer Recognition Act 2023).
Eligibility
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
* Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
Desirable: relevance post-graduate qualifications.
Application materials
Please refer to the Statement of Duties and associated documents for overview of duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
* Statement of Duties: Nurse Unit Manager - Anaesthetics and PARU-Main Theatre G7b.docx
* Applicant Guide: Applicant Guide.docx
How to apply
Apply Online. Click the Apply button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered. You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria is not required.
Further information
For more information, contact the nursing director or the designated contact person for the vacancy. Mary Condon-Williams, Nursing Director Surgery and Perioperative Services, +61 407 938 817, mary.condon-williams@ths.tas.gov.au.
Note: We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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