Associate Nurse Unit Manager - General

at  Ringwood Private Hospital

Caring, customer service focused and a self-starter– Do these characteristics describe you?
Ringwood Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care to join our established nursing team. This position sits within our Medical Unit and is a full time position.

• The position is responsible for providing clinical leadership to the ward/unit to compliment the strategic direction, operational processes and quality management of all patients.
• You will provide clinical operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management by coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based.
• With the assistance and direction of the Nurse Unit Manager, you will be accountable and responsible for the effective daily management of human, financial and material resources.
• You will facilitate a learning culture to ensure continuous improvement.
• Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes.
• Coordinate and drive clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives
• Undertaking direct patient care, as required
• Mentoring of staff
  As one of the leading cancer hospitals in Melbourne’s outer east, Ringwood Private Hospital provides high quality care for patients from diagnosis, including all aspects of treatments as well as end of life care. Ringwood Private Hospital treats patients across a range of specialty areas and offers a wide range of medical and surgical services, using contemporary equipment, in a state of the art theatre setting. With a focus on providing patients with full service healthcare Ringwood Private offers a coordinated cancer support services for all patients by a dedicated clinical team. Ringwood Breast Care is a specialised breast clinic at Ringwood Private Hospital that offers rapid access, state of the art, breast screening and diagnostic services for patients who experience symptoms or who are at high risk of developing breast cancer.