Job Description: Join an Organisation where we Serve Something Greater; See Something Greater; and Strive for Something Greater! Lead a specialised neonatal team in our 12-bed Special Care Nursery, delivering outstanding care for babies from 32 weeks’ gestation. Drive clinical excellence and compassionate, family-centred care in a respected, mission-led maternity service. Enjoy salary packaging, career development, and work-life balance in a values-based organisation. ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE: We have an exciting opportunity available for a Nurse Unit Manager – Special Care Nursery, in a fixed-term part time capacity based at our Fitzroy campus. Reporting to the Maternity Services Manager, The Nurse Unit Manager – Special Care Nursery will be responsible for the overall management of the Special Care Nursery which is a 12 bed unit caring for babies of 32 weeks gestation and above. The role of the Nurse Unit Manager – Special Care Nursery is to ensure clinical outcomes meet exceptional care standards whilst maximising effective business opportunities within this area, ensuring that the philosophy and values of St Vincent’s Private Hospital are inherent in the delivery of health care service. This fixed-term part-time position involves working 44 hours per fortnight, consisting of three 12-hour shifts and one 8-hour shift, and will be pivotal in providing holistic care to the families who's babies are admitted to the SCN. You will bring your passion to the role where you will work with a highly experienced SCN team where safe quality care is the mantra. WHY WORK FOR SVPHM: You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment. Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!) Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital ABOUT YOU: As an outstanding leader you are a master that will drive clinical team performance in creating safe SCN care, whilst working collaboratively with the Maternity department to focus on family centred care. Your skills will include: Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse/ Registered Midwife Tertiary qualification in nursing, health related or management discipline Management experience in an obstetrics area, ideally SCN Current advanced clinical knowledge and experience in relevant specialty Portfolio management in National Safety and Quality health care standards ABOUT ST VINCENTS PRIVATE HOSPITAL MELBOURNE Our experienced team of clinical professionals, care givers and support staff are equipped to provide the highest level of therapeutic, medical and surgical services. We work together to ensure patient safety, well-being and recovery. We are a not for profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee. APPLY NOW! If this is the role for you, please hit the APPLY button now! Your application must include: Cover Letter Resume We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment. St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au. REQUIREMENTS: Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role. SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). SVHA generally requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to know more. HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE: If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sandra Strange- Maternity Services Manager on 03 9411 7187 for a confidential discussion. Please see below for the copy of the position description. POSITION DETAILS OUR ST VINCENTS St Vincent’s Health Australia (SVHA) is a non-profit health organisation founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1857. We are renowned for industry leading research, education and the provision of exceptional and compassionate care. St Vincent’s is shaping a future health and aged care system that supports people with life-changing care, wherever and whoever they are. We care for people in our public and private hospitals, at home and in our aged care residences across NSW, QLD and Victoria. Our vision at St Vincent’s is that every person, whoever and wherever they are, is served with excellent and compassionate care, by a better and fairer health and aged care system. Our 30,000 exceptional and dedicated staff together lead St Vincent’s to deliver three key priorities: Enhance Impact: Continuously improve our care, enhancing our positive impacts for patients, people, and our planet. Connect Care: Work together, building “One St Vincent’s” capabilities and services to create the future of connected health and aged care. Transform the System: Work with partners to shape a better and fairer health and aged care system. St Vincent’s welcomes people from all backgrounds and beliefs and provides them with opportunities to pursue their professional goals within a highly supportive and collaborative team environment. ROLE IMPACT The purpose of the Nurse Unit Manager is to build, lead and maintain a high performing nursing team to ensure excellence in clinical practice, patient care and patient experience. Also the purpose includes overall management of the appointed clinical unit to maximise effective business and patient outcomes while ensuring that the philosophy and values of St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne are inherent in the delivery of health care services. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Patient/Resident Centred Actively participate in key initiatives that contribute to improvements in person centred care. Take a partnership approach to care provision by embedding person centred care principles in all aspects of work. Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format. Actively support consumers to make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care. Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback. Uphold the expected standards of service excellence. Position Accountabilities Demonstrates a professional commitment to other health care professionals by embracing a team approach to care based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals, and embracing and actively participating in organisational change Effectively deliver patient centred care within defined budgets, through efficient management of KPIs Deliver patient centred care that coordinates individualised care from admission and throughout hospitalisation, incorporating discharge planning in the plan of care Includes provision of detailed documentation of a systematic comprehensive and accurate assessment of patients. Evaluates the documentation of patient outcomes. Enhances the dignity and integrity of the patient and upholds their rights. Maintains confidentiality and ensures that patient and hospital information and records are not disclosed or misused in any way. Coordinates and implements the intervention(s) identified in the plan of care/ clinical path. Evaluates and records progress towards expected outcomes and revises the plan of care as necessary. Formulates and coordinates in conjunction with the Visiting Medical Practitioner (VMP) a plan of care, making substantive nursing judgements based on the health status, physical examination, preference, care and progress of each patient. Communicates patient response to treatment and care and documents accordingly. Liaise with GM/ Hospital Coordinator/Patient Flow Manager and Associate Nurse Unit Managers (ANUM) in the management of patient acuity and staffing requirements. Facilitates communication between the patient, family, medical, nursing, ancillary and allied health staff. Initiates referrals and utilises available resources for the purpose of comprehensive care to patients and families. Appreciates the complexity of moral decision making, working cooperatively with other members of the health care team to resolve ethical and clinical issues arising in patient care. Effectively manage and achieve organisational change within unit context as directed by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Provide direction, support and advice to nursing staff and other support personnel. Participates in team and hospital activities as agreed with supervisor. Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related policies, procedures and directions. Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually. Complete required Workplace Bullying and Harassment as required. Quality and Safety Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover (if applicable). Take full responsibility for all safety matters and safety performance within their work area. Ensure that safety is considered a core value of the work team and that safety is prioritised at a level that is equal to all other business imperatives. Ensure risk is managed in your work area through the use of policy, procedure, risk assessment and training. Sets and drives the expectation that all incidents are reported. Ensure that all incidents are investigated to root cause and that corrective and preventative actions are put in place to prevent recurrence by taking a lead role in the investigation. Maintain an up-to-date training register for your team members and ensures that all critical training is completed ahead of schedule. Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior staff as appropriate Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake work Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when appropriate and in a timely manner. Participate in clinical risk management, patient safety and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work All practices are consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, EQUiP National and relevant professional practice and ethical standards and guidelines. Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety-related policies, procedures and directions Ensure that good safety performance (individual and team) is recognised. They will also ensure that rule noncompliance and poor safety attitude are addressed (this may include encouragement, retraining, counselling or disciplinary action) Work collaboratively with the safety team to drive continuous performance in work area and across the organisation Ensure that each employee attends an area safety meeting at a frequency of no less than once a month. This safety meeting will: Communicate the area’s performance (leading and lagging indicators), Communicate organisational safety matters, Discuss current / potential safety issues, Discuss learnings from safety alerts, incident investigations, safety audits etc. and, Explore area initiatives into improving safety performance and culture Human Resources Acts as a preceptor for all staff, students and trainees Conducts annual performance appraisals and regular goal setting for all staff Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions (if applicable). Recruitment, selection & retention of staff to clinical unit in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and organisational needs. Ensure that all new staff attend hospital orientation within the first 3 months of employment and receive comprehensive unit orientation within one week of commencement. Ensure the provision of a safe and supportive workplace for staff. Ensure annual performance appraisals, reviews and goal planning are completed for all unit staff reporting to the NUM. Provide regular, constructive feedback on achievement of team goals and individual development plans (both written & verbal). Facilitate succession planning for roles of NUM and ANUM including mentoring aspiring nurse leaders as identified. Ensure compliance with Human Resource policies including Equal Employment Opportunity. Develop rosters in conjunction with the ANUMs to meet patient and budget requirements, and in accordance with team based nursing model, industrial and legislative requirements. Manage and reduce as far as possible unscheduled staff absences. Where levels of sick leave exceed KPI, investigation and appropriate action is instigated. Ensure annual leave liability does not exceed limits set out in hospital policy at any point in time for an employee in the Unit. Accountable for personal achievement of 100% competencies as per unit and organisational needs. Liaise closely with the allocated Education Consultant or Clinical Coach to implement and progress own training and development. Maintain all personal competencies and participate in those activities that contribute to the ongoing development of self, the profession, and team members. Promote and assist the achievement of all team members’ compulsory annual competencies. Liaise closely with the allocated Education Consultant or Clinical Coach to implement and progress training and development of all team members Participate in relevant Professional Development including participation at relevant nursing forums, training and development. Support team members in attending training, education and competency programs Disseminates knowledge and provides learning opportunities to team members Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHA. Comply with all SVHA policies, procedures, by laws and directions. Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHA Code of Conduct. Only access confidential information held by SVHA when this is necessary for business purposes, maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed. Participate in the annual SVHA performance review process. Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business. Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance. Complete other duties as requested. Current immunity status that complies with SVHA immunisation policy. Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions if applicable). Take full responsibility for all safety matters and safety performance within their work area. Ensure that safety is considered a core value of the work team and that safety is prioritised at a level that is equal to all other business imperatives. Ensure risk is managed in your work area through the use of policy, procedure, risk assessment and training. Sets and drives the expectation that all incidents are reported. Ensure that all incidents are investigated to root cause and that corrective and preventative actions are put in place to prevent recurrence by taking a lead role in the investigation. Maintain an up-to-date training register for your team members and ensures that all critical training is completed ahead of schedule. Ensure that each employee attends an area safety meeting at a frequency of no less than once a month. This safety meeting will: Communicate the area’s performance (leading and lagging indicators), Communicate organisational safety matters, Discuss current / potential safety issues, Discuss learnings from safety alerts, incident investigations, safety audits etc. and, Explore area initiatives into improving safety performance and culture. Ensure that good safety performance (individual and team) is recognised. They will also ensure that rule noncompliance and poor safety attitude are addressed (this may include encouragement, retraining, counselling or disciplinary action). Work collaboratively with the safety team to drive continuous performance in work area and across the organisation. QUALIFICATIONS MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse Post graduate qualifications Degree/Diploma) in the relevant clinical specialty National Criminal History Check. A valid working with children check. MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and effective relationships with all multidisciplinary team members Computer literacy and proficiency with MS Office suite, IMC, Delacy, Webpas(IBA) or similar patient management applications At least five years’ experience in relevant clinical specialty Relevant expert clinical skills developed in acute care environment Ability to lead, coach and support clinical teams to optimise patient and organisational outcomes Ability to develop and maintain a budget and to interpret performance data for reporting purposes High-level interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) Well-developed planning and organisational skills Demonstrated ability to ensure the implementation clinical practice and care consistent with the mission and philosophy of the facility Ability to plan and coordinate patient care effectively, maintain patient advocacy and utilise patient management systems Ability to participate in and support education activities and to contribute to the development of self and other team members Have a strong working knowledge and understanding of relevant regulation and legislation Ability to lead effective risk management within the facility particularly in compliance with Work Health & Safety legislation Demonstrated application of contemporary infection control standards and practices Demonstrated ability lead quality improvement activities IMMUNISATIONS-Category A SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You therefore must comply with the SVHA Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo certain immunisations/vaccinations (e.g., Covid-19 and flu vaccinations). Category B (non-clinical facing) SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You therefore must comply with the SVHA Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo certain immunisations/vaccinations (e.g., Covid-19 and flu vaccinations). PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Frequent sitting (when completing computer-based / administrative tasks and attending meetings). Frequent bilateral upper limb use for keying tasks handling equipment and patients. Frequent unilateral upper limb use for mouse operation / phone use / hand written notes. Occasional lifting between ground and head height – up to 5kg (eg. linen, Imed machine, medical supplies, mobility aids). Occasional trunk rotation (eg. transferring patients, bed making). Occasional forward reaching (eg. transferring patients, bed making, accessing linen, accessing medication and dressings). Occasional gripping of objects (manual dexterity, pincer grip) when completing medications, dressing, personal care, patient notes and manoeuvring equipment. Occasional carrying of items (eg. passive knee mobilisers, crutches and walking frames) from storage area to the ward. Occasional trunk flexion greater than 15 degrees (eg. when changing dressings, administering medication at the bed side, making beds and completing personal care). Occasional pushing / pulling (eg. hoist, beds, observation machines, linen skip, dressing trolley and mobile shower chair) Rare crouching / squatting (eg. when assisting with lower limb cleaning or accessing items stored at ground level). LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT We see and care deeply for the whole person- patient, resident, client, family, carer, and teammate. We are radically inclusive. We are kind in our thoughts, words, and actions. We act with courage, vulnerability, and authenticity. We champion equity for those most in need. We battle against inequity and harm to the community. We pursue “firsts”- we learn from outside and challenge what’s inside to deliver our best. We lead together as One St Vincent’s. We are extensively useful, by rolling up our sleeves Closing Date: 21 August 2025 11:59pm Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct