Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency Department

Reference Number: 43726:  Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency Department Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT) Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)  About Northern Health: As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!  Triage your career in the Northern Direction with exciting new Associate Nurse Unit Manager positions in our Emergency Department available now Join our friendly, supportive ED team as one of our senior nurses leading the shift. These positions present an outstanding opportunity for seasoned ED nursing professionals to take their next career step into clinical leadership. Be supported by an experienced Nursing Management team (Nurse Unit Manager and a Clinical Nurse Unit Manager) who have a strong focus on well-being, team work, with a dedicated multidisciplinary wellbeing team who have a wellbeing calendar of events. Work alongside our engaged and supportive medical team and Ambulance Victoria who we have unique working relationship which focuses on no hierarchy and shared workflows. The Emergency Department Model of Care is built around our adult and paediatric streams, with a dynamic quick paced waiting room / fast track model which includes rapid assessment cubicles which are used to facilitate early assessment / treatment. Our focus on education and development (including simulation) offers a friendly, dynamic place to work brimming with opportunity to expand your Emergency Career. Along with a broad range of medical presentations including paediatrics, obstetrics, trauma and critically unwell patients. The Role: The Associate Nurse Unit Managers in our Emergency Department at Epping are responsible for providing leadership and direction by being a positive role model and providing mentorship and guidance to all nursing staff. They exhibit outstanding clinical, managerial, interpersonal ability and emotional intelligence.  The Nursing Management team promotes and supports ANUM professional development through regular development days with leadership guest speakers. Excitingly, a new ED at our Epping Campus is on its way with construction to commence in 2023, so now is never a better time to join the team and be part of planning our new emergency services for the North. Permanent Full Time and Part Time opportunities availableMentorship and career development availableFlexibility to work all shifts (including night duty) requiredConference scholarship opportunities available About you: Ability to delegate, coordinate and supervise staff rostered for each shift on the basis of workload, prioritisation and staff level of experienceIn the absence of the NUM, ability to act as the Nurse Unit ManagerAssumes responsibility for the delivery of patient care and the ward unit management activitiesEmbody leadership qualities and be a primary resource person, mentor and clinical leader to all nursing staff rotating within the unit, including New Graduate RN's, EN's and student nurses, both RN and EN Next Steps . . . If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. Please see  here. For further details, please contact: Hannah Downie- Nurse Unit Manager, (PH) 03 8405 8603 and (E)  Applications close 6 May 2024. Why work at the Northern Health?We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' programFlexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and supportAn inclusive and culturally safe spaceState of the art facilities and campus partnershipsA commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs' Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library  For a glimpse of life at NH, click  Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged. All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.