Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Obstetric Ward

Your role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital

This position is available with our Obstetric Ward our obstetrics service offers flexible medical care before during and after the birth of your baby. Our holistic approach to your care is complemented by advanced medical technology. Our obstetricians work within a highly skilled maternity care team which includes experienced midwives neonatal and postnatal nurses paediatricians and anaesthetist.

You will be responsible and effective team member assisting in the overall clinical management of the Obstetric ward and responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care and supervision of care given by junior staff.

The Position

• In the absence of the Nursing Unit Manager the ANUM assumes responsibilities for the utilisation of personnel and management of unit in collaboration with After Hours Manager.

• Assists and facilitates the effective communication of the Unit.

• Assists the Nursing Unit Manager in collection of audits statistics staff performance management and productivity analysis data.

• Monitors staff levels against budget/target levels related to number of bed days occupancy and patient acuity. Adjusts staffing levels in consultation with the Unit Manager and/or AfterHours Manager according to changes in levels.

• Provides direct total patient care to patients to achieve identified outcomes in accordance with established hospital policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates knowledge of/and functions in accordance with legislation and common law affecting nursing practice and acknowledges accountability/responsibility for own actions.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Midwife and demonstrate ability to develop and build effective nursing medical and

interdisciplinary relationships and teams.

To succeed you will have significant recent postregistration experience and the ability to practice at an advanced a leader you will demonstrate welldeveloped leadership skills including the ability to supervise give direction and delegate to the ability to plan assess and develop team and individual performance will be essential to this position.

Above all patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

The Benefits:

• Salary $107721to $111330 (pro rata for part time) plus 11.5% superannuation

• Permanent Part time position available

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • selfeducation and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy worklife balance through flexible work options additional purchased leave and wellbeing programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For enquiries contact Nicole Harris NUM on (03)

Application closes on 30th May 2025

At St John of God Health Care we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and wellbeing.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.