Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - Geriatrics

Job no: 892065
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Nursing/Midwifery

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Advanced Nurse Unit Manager within our Geriatrics team.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

Clinicians with a genuine interest in bettering the lives of Older People and leading the provision of exceptional care are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service is made up of dynamic multidisciplinary teams who work collaboratively to achieve a shared goal- optimising care for older people in the environment most suitable for them. Services are committed to providing best practice care that supports consumer choice and celebrates individuality in ageing. Our teams deliver innovative, holistic, person-centred care to a diverse group of Geriatric clients. We promote ageing with dignity, respect and compassion through valuing patients time, supportive communication and shared decision making. Collective team values has led to the creation of a highly functional teams with positive workplace cultures. With additional new Geriatric Services, which commenced in 2024, this is an exciting time to join us and lead a large group of enthusiastic, passionate and energetic health care workers across multiple services.

As an Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within the Geriatrics unit. Your primary responsibilities will include overseeing the day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and fostering a positive and collaborative work environment for your team.

To be eligible for this position, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

To excel in this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

Don't miss this chance to be part of a dynamic and rewarding healthcare organisation.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

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: 892065

Enquiries:

Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care

Phone: (08) 7321 4232

E-mail: Health.NALHNACRPCRecruitment@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

7 February 2025  11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

Download File 892065 - Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - Geriatrics - RN4 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website How to apply for further information.

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business