Your role at St John of God Bunbury HospitalWe are currently seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to join our dedicated and supportive team in our Renal Unit at SJG Bunbury.The Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for leadership and management of the department/unit, optimising patient safety, quality of care and experience, operational efficiency and contributing to the strategic objectives of the Directorate.The role is offered on a permanent full time basis, working 38 hours per week.The Position:Monitor standards of service and practice against benchmark targets, including nurse sensitive indicators, incident management system data, clinical indicator results and patient, doctor and caregiver satisfaction results.
Where benchmarks are not met, design, implement and evaluate responses.Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process/regulatory assessments, as well as group-wide and divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.Foster a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.Ensure that patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.Works in a clinical capacity within the department as required, to support caregivers, medical officers and to ensure the delivery of safe, person-centred care.Ongoing financial management and monitoring of the service cost centre including productivity, activity and utilisation in line with budgetary parameters and performance targets.Promotes and demonstrates a culture of innovation and improvement to enhance patient care and experience.In consultation with Hospital Management Committee, actively contributes to marketing the service to Medical PractitionersParticipates in the implementation and maintenance of a workforce model/model of care that enables quality of care to be maintained as well as implementing appropriate levels of workforce skills.Cost-effectively manage human resources, particularly 'on-call', overtime and rostering practices in accordance with enterprise agreements entitlements.Review payroll and personnel data in relation to service/unit caregivers, managing absenteeism, agency utilisation, and leave entitlements to achieve departmental budget.Participate in developing and implementing a recruitment, retention and succession plan to achieve skill mix profile and FTE requirements.Prepare and implement, in conjunction with the DDON and Finance, the annual Operational Plan/Management Plan for the service/unit.You will hold current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with leadership experience in a Senior Nursing position in clinical renal setting.
You will have a demonstrated commitment to quality patient care and satisfaction, along with well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.To succeed you will have experience in setting, monitoring and meeting budgeted financial and annual operational targets and benchmarks.
You will have the ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the multi-disciplinary health care team and have a commitment to ongoing education and professional development.Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.We can offer youSalary: $132,322 per annum plus 11.5% superannuationPermanent full-time position, working up to 38 hours a week.Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:Novated leasingwork related expensesself-education andadditional superannuationA healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programsEmployee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health InsuranceEmployee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Innovative Professional Development opportunitiesA welcoming and supportive cultureAll applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirementsFor enquiries contact Juanita Tucker, Deputy Director of Nursing, Clinical Care & Administration on 9722 1886Closing date: 27th May 2025At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
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