Nurse Unit Manager - 2B

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $121,537 - $126,970 p.a. – RN3 - Ongoing Full-Time

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.

With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.

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.

Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.

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

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic senior Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to grow or consolidate your career in nursing management ? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. You will be part of a Local Health Network (LHN) that provides an expanding suite of treatment modalities in contemporary, modern facilities. 

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.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the dedicated nursing team at the Lyell McEwin Hospital as a Nurse Unit Manager. Ward 2B is a 28 bed ward, specialising in providing care for acute surgical, breast endocrine, upper gastrointestinal and gastroenterology patients. It also has an outpatient treatment room where one patient per day (Monday to Friday) attends for an acetic tap procedure.

We are seeking applicants from experienced surgical nurses who want to use their knowledge and experience to manage and lead the established nursing staff team within 2B. The NUM position has the support of two Associate Nurse Unit Manager positions, a Surgical Nurse Educator and a Clinical Nurse Educator. 

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Lead and manage the nursing team, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities.
• Oversee the daily operations of the ward, ensuring efficient and effective patient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Monitor and evaluate clinical practices to ensure compliance with hospital policies and NSQHS standards.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in patient care.

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

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: 867317

Enquiries

Janet Lyle

Nurse Manager

Phone: 81829313
E-mail: Janet.Lyle@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11 April 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 898269 - Nurse Unit Manager - RN3 - Role Description.pdf

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