Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Associate Nurse Unit Manager – Coronary Care Unit (CCU) – Knox Private Hospital       

• Permanent full-time or part time leadership opportunity
• Excellent location- Close to East link
• Join a leading healthcare organisation

Are you able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team? Are you a senior Registered Nurse looking to step into a management position? Then this role is for you!

About us:

Knox Private Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Victoria, caring for over 1.2 million people across Melbourne’s east and outer east.

We have a 24/7 Emergency Department, covering a full range of medical and surgical specialty areas, including highly complex surgeries. Backed by the latest technology and expertise, we offer 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more. All supported by a newly expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit.

Our expert care team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and other professionals will ensure that your experience is the best it can be.

As an ANUM – your responsibilities will include:

·         Facilitate a learning culture to ensure continuous improvement

·         Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes.

·         Provide clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management by coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based.

·         Be accountable and responsible for the effective daily management of human, financial and material resources

·         Coordinate and drive clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives

·         Undertaking direct patient care, as required

·         Mentoring of staff

Selection Criteria: 

2-3 years of clinical experience in Coronary Care Unit

Post graduate qualifications in critical care (Cardiac preferred)

Current Registration with AHPRA  

Working with Children’s check

Team leadership experience is required

Current or previous ANUM experience is desirable

Sound clinical knowledge 

Compliance with ACQSHC National standards 

Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills 

Positive role modelling behaviours 

Ability to work across a rotating roster of AM/PM/ND shifts

Excellent customer service focus, time management and prioritisation 

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. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives. 

Applications close: 03/03/26

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses' and Midwives' Agreement 2021-2025"

Healthscope staff also have access to a range of benefits including access to counselling, legal support, career planning, nutrition and money management coaching via our Employee Assistance Program.

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.