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Join Our Team as Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager – Cancer Services at Port Lincoln Hospital!

Are you a dedicated and experienced Nurse/Midwife looking to take the next step in your career? Port Lincoln Hospital is seeking an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to lead and support our exceptional Cancer Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative and patient-focused environment.

As an Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager, you will:

• Provide high-quality nursing and midwifery services across diverse health settings.
• Accept accountability for your own practice and guide the development of less experienced staff.
• Collaborate with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager to enhance continuity of care and implement best practices.
• Assist in managing ward/unit responsibilities, including performance management, recruitment, rostering, and financial planning.

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with a current practicing certificate.
• Current with two years experience Anti-Cancer Drug Administration (ADAC) certification.
• Current Immune Checkpoint inhibitors certification.
• Current CVAD certification.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife.
• Skills:
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities.
  • Proven capacity to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritize workloads.
  • Creative and innovative approach to healthcare challenges.
• Competence in Technology: Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, with demonstrated proficiency in nursing practices.
• Supervisory Experience: Experience in supervising student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses

Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

This is a part time vacancy working 56 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 880705

Ready to Make a Difference? If you are motivated to lead in Cancer Services and meet our criteria, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our team at Port Lincoln Hospital and be part of a rewarding journey in healthcare.

Enquiries

Afton Kay
Nursing Administration
Phone: 7669 1775
E-mail: afton.kay@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

8 December 2024, 11:55PM

Attachments

880705 Associate Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager Cancer Services - Role Description.pdf

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