ASSOCIATE NURSE UNIT MANAGER - OPERATING THEATRES SCRUB/SCOUT

at  SA Government SA HEALTH

SA HEALTH

Job reference: 881332
Location: 5042 - BEDFORD PARK
Job status: Short Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Operating Theatres Scrub/Scout
• Salary $100,343.00 - $107,279.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M2A | Fulltime – Temporary contract until 15th May 2026
• Clinic skills desired in ENT/Vascular/Hepatobiliary
• Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Operating Theatres, Scrub/Scout

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED NURSE WITH A PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE?

SA Health is seeking a dynamic and skilled Associate Nurse Unit Manager to join our Operating Theatres Scrub/Scout team at the renowned Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide’s metropolitan southern region.
As the Associate Nurse Manager, you will provide nursing services within the perioperative setting, specifically the Instrument & Circulating Nurse roles. You will provide support to the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in the leadership of the nurses in the unit. Your perioperative nursing skills are expected to have been consolidated by experience and/or further study and those employed at this level are developing from competent to proficient practitioners.
You will accept accountability for your own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.

• Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with other ANUM’s and the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent;
• Assist the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in the implementation of practice changes; and
• Assist the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in undertaking ward/unit/service management responsibilities, e.g. Performance management processes, recruitment, staffing, leave management, rostering, work allocation and attendance management; financial and supplies planning and monitoring.