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Shape Healthcare Excellence as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Ward 6D

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager for Ward 6D at Flinders Medical Centre, where you'll support exceptional patient care while developing your leadership skills. You'll work alongside experienced healthcare professionals to mentor junior staff, maintain clinical standards, and contribute to strategic ward management within one of South Australia's premier medical facilities. This position offers the perfect opportunity to advance your nursing career whilst making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes in a supportive, innovative healthcare environment.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for supporting the Nurse Unit Manager in delivering high-quality patient care, mentor junior nursing staff, and contribute toward operations including clinical governance, resource management, and maintaining excellence in patient outcomes.

Duties for the role will include:

• Ensure that service provision and the activities of the Division / Unit / Ward / Service are person and family centred and professionally and effectively conducted by contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers,
• Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area,
• Assists and supports the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities,
• Plan and coordinate services including those from other disciplines,
• Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience
• Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with the Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent of the ward/unit/service

About you:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Demonstrated competence in acute care nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards,
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses,
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience,
• Demonstrated competence in acute care nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards,
• Experience in the leadership and direction of student nurses, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses,
• Experience in evaluating the results of nursing research and integrating, where relevant, the results into nursing practice

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Judy Slater, Nurse Unit Manager, 0478 263 427, Judy.Slater@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 18 September 2025

Attachments:

• Ward 6D ANUM - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 915442