Manager Ward 5 West

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• Fixed term maternity leave position until December 2025
• Full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADOs)
• Nurse Unit Manager (NM11)
• Located at Alfred Health
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

Ward 5W is a 40 bed purpose-built trauma/ orthopaedic ward. The ward provides purpose-built facilities and innovative spaces for all patients and staff, including a dedicated surgical procedure zone and active therapy zone. The Alfred trauma service is the largest and most active Trauma Service in Australasia.

The Role

The Nurse Manager is a professional and clinical leader in Nursing Services and plays a pivotal role in meeting broader organisational imperatives. The Nurse Manager operationalises the core values of Nursing at Alfred Health by ensuring a safe and supportive environment for patients and staff. They are accountable for developing staff to deliver excellence in clinical practice, and is responsible for managing clinical risk and implementing systems and processes to improve patient outcomes.

The Nurse Manager facilitates effective patient access to clinical services managing both financial and human resources to meet these needs.

This role is 1.0 EFT

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Registered as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
• Relevant post-graduate diploma or working toward same
• Recent acute clinical nursing background in a relevant health service
• Current and satisfactory Police Check
• Current and satisfactory Working With Children Check

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite childcare services available
• Onsite gym facilities
• Health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance is available

For questions regarding this position, please contact Chelsea Blake([email protected])

Applications close at 11pm AEST, Tuesday 5th November 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au