Full Job Description

Job Description

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Melbourne Health

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 56245

• Associate Nurse Unit Manager -

A critical leadership role with The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Based at the COVID Vaccination Hub

Part/Full Time - 3 month Fixed Term Opportunities

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

As one of the largest health services in Victoria, and a team of more than 10,000 strong, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.

Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence - benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new team

We are looking for passionate and dedicated ANUMs to join our Melbourne Health team as a ANUM - COVID Vaccination Hub for 3 months PT/FT Fixed Term positions. This is based across our vaccination hubs here at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Staff) and at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Wharf (community hub).

Shifts are managed by the NUM and allocated according to organisational need.

ANUM - COVID Vaccination Hub works under the direction of the Nurse Unit Manager and liaise with Melbourne Health Bank staff, MH Bank Manager, MH Bank Nurse Coordinator, Project Manager COVID Vaccination Campaign, Project Support Coordinators, Nursing Education, MH Multidisciplinary Teams, Parkville Precinct Partners, consumers and carers of consumers.

Your success in this role, will be in your ability to

Clinical Governance; providing patients and the community safe, timely, effective, person-centred health care (STEP)

Maintaining a high standard of care; demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills relevant to your level of expertise

Delivering patient centred care; providing high quality of patient care by performing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for care in collaboration with the patient, carer and the multidisciplinary team

Maintaining health and safety standards; managing risk and actively working towards implementing risk reduction strategies

Speaking up for Safety; raising concerns about safety in a respectful manner

The opening and closing procedure of Vaccination Hubs

Direction of floor staff; Including day to day operations, roster management and clinical liaison with staff. Assessing and escalating operations around booking cancellations and optimising use of COVID Vaccines.

Your Contribution

Formal Qualifications:
Casual Registered Nurse

Bachelor of Nursing

Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1), General with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Essential:
Recent ANUM experience, or looking to step up into a nursing management role.

Minimum 3 years acute nursing experience

You are an influential leader with a track record of driving change across a complex health care environment.

Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team

Demonstrated provision of high quality patient care

Developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation skills

High motivation and willingness to learn

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

High level of reliability and professional conduct

Non-Essential:
Post Graduate Qualification in any nursing specialty would be highly regarded (i.e. Cardiothoracic, renal etc.)

Our Commitment to you

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community - Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.