The Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s (JKWC) Operating Suite is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager for a permanent position, to join our busy and dynamic team. Based at the Sunshine precinct the JKWC Operating Suite comprises four operating rooms and one procedure room and provides care for patients in both the elective and emergency setting. The facility accommodates a range of day and multi day procedures from a number of surgical disciplines for adult and paediatric patients. Adult specialities include obstetrics and gynaecology services and paediatric services include plastics, ENT, orthopaedics and general surgery. The complex also comprises a Day of Surgery Admissions (DOSA) centre that provides care for surgical patients during the admission, recovery and discharge phase of their surgical journey.

To be Successful in this Role you

• Hold current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Possess a post graduate qualification or working towards same
• Are a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and is committed to providing high quality, evidence based care.
• Must demonstrate expert perioperative knowledge and skills, assume a prominent management focus and model Western Health’s values
• Demonstrate effective management skills appropriate to the Associate Nurse Unit Manager role

About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.