• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
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• Full Time, Permanent Position

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has become available at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne in our Peri-operative Services. This position is an Associate Nurse Unit Manager for ENT. ENT is a large specialty covering not only Ear, Nose and Throat surgery but also working in conjunction with Neurosurgery due to the overlap of surgical demand in resection of skull base tumours. Your pre-existing knowledge of ENT surgery will be embarked with neuro surgical skills as both specialties often have combined cases. Your role will include in-depth knowledge of ENT procedures. You will be working very closely with multiple ENT Consultants and Registrars.

Your duties will include but not limited to:

• Scrub/Scout for ENT surgery
• Lead by example and mentor CNS/RNs
• Be involved in teaching junior staff
• Work closely with Nurse Unit Manager in meeting KPIs
• Work in collaboration with ANUMs of other specialties towards the common goal of being cohesive
• Show sound knowledge of clinical consumables often used in ENT
• Maintain ACORN standards and patient safety.
• Be a role model for junior staff
• Have high level computer literacy skills
• Act in Nurse Unit Manager position during leave coverage

Classifications for this position will range between YW11 - YW12 ( $106,834.00 - $110,432.10 per annum pro rata).

Your Contribution

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• Post graduate diploma in peri-op highly desirable
• Minimum 2-3 years experience as ENT ANUM or CNS equivalent
• Current APHRA registration
• Current Police Check or willing to go under one

What we offer

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and car park
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Perioperative Department

St Vincent's Operating Suite currently houses 12 theatres, 12 anaesthetic rooms and a Post Anaesthetic Care Area. Working alongside the Sterile Processing Centre, Day Procedures and Endoscopy Centres the department undertakes over 12,000 procedures per year in a vast range of highly specialised and complex specialities over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week. Perioperative services at SVHM include 12 operating theatres which include; Cardiac, Thoracic, ENT, Maxillo-Facial, Plastics, Neuro, General (Upper, Lower GI and Hepato-biliary), Breast Endocrine, Urology and Orthopaedics.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

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