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Nurse Unit Manager
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Healthscope
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About Us
John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the north west of Melbourne. With 186 registered beds, a 12 cubicle Emergency Department, 4 operating theatres, 12 bed critical care complex and a busy Day Procedure Unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community. The hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, cardiology, urology, plastic surgery, ENT and gynaecology.
Responsibilities
Providing leadership and direction to the Emergency department team
Providing clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management
Coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based
Ensuring the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care in a team focused environment
Providing guidance, mentoring and support to your team
Be accountable for the effective management of human, financial and material resources
Undertaking direct patient care, as required
Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
Essential Criteria
Current Registration with AHPRA
Working with Children check
Previous experience at NUM level or equivalent
Post Graduate qualification in critical care and experience in a critical care setting
A strong commitment to developing in a management role
A management degree or working towards (desirable)
Demonstrated HR management experience
Demonstrate a sound knowledge base in labour management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customer focused care
High degree of computer literacy including MS office and various data bases
Ability to work cohesively within a team environment
Benefits
Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
Discounted health insurance.
Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth.
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation — no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
Applications close
Applications close: 08/11/25
To Apply
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More Information
Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A healthcare worker.
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