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Join Our Dynamic Team as a Nurse Unit Manager – General Medical Ward

Are you a passionate and experienced nursing leader ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a dedicated Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to lead our General Medical Ward, a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

As NUM, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping patient care, mentoring a skilled team, and driving clinical excellence. Our ward caters to a diverse patient population with complex medical needs, including those requiring continuous cardiac observation—making it an ideal setting for a leader who thrives on challenge, innovation, and compassionate care.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nursing Director, duties for the role will include:

• Provide the pivotal leadership and co-ordination of patient/client care delivery in a defined ward/unit/service/program to achieve continuity and quality of patient/client care and outcomes and efficient patient/client flow
• Ensure the effective management of human, financial and physical assets through appropriate planning and allocation of resources to achieve agreed Division / Unit / Ward / Service and strategic plans
• Budget preparation, monitoring and reporting and adherence to resources allocations
• Contribute to the development of, implementation of, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes and lead in their area of expertise

About you:

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated competence in acute care nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards
• Experience in computerised rostering processes 
• 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

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Amanda Tuck, Interim Advanced Nurse Manager, 8204 5595, Amanda.Tuck@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Friday 4th July 2025

Attachments:

• Ward 6D Nurse Unit Manager - 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: 908109