Nursing – Management – Ballarat Health Services

Nurse Unit Manager – Emergency Department

Permanant Full-Time with a monthly ADO.  

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists to join our Emergency team as the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) of the Emergency Department located at our Ballarat Campus.  The NUM will be responsible for providing sound inspiration, leadership and management to the Emergency services multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on the growth and enhancement of Emergency services within the Grampians Health network. The Emergency team at Grampians Health have a well-deserved and strong reputation for innovation providing evidence-based care for our patients located across Western Victoria.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational business development and innovation
• People leadership, coaching and management
• Inspire a culture of continuous quality improvement
• Enable an engaged and safe work environment
• Ongoing team education and development

Skills and experience

• 2-3 years leadership and people management experience
• The ability to identify, engage and influence key stakeholders to deliver business objectives
• Strategic focus on business and unit objectives
• A quality and risk focused approach to decision making
• Post graduate qualifications in management or working towards same (desirable)

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Denise Fitzpatrick, Program Director of Emergency & ICU Services, on 0434 087 682 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.