Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Rehab & Pallaitive Care

Your role at St John of God Frankston Hospital

We are seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) to join Granada Ward, a specialised inpatient rehabilitation and palliative care unit, where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients recovering from illness, surgery, and life-limiting conditions.

Our diverse caseload includes post-orthopaedic rehabilitation (hip, knee, and shoulder replacements), neurological recovery following stroke, reconditioning after cardiac and respiratory illness, post-cancer treatment care, pain management, and end-of-life support. As an ANUM, you will play a key leadership role in supporting a multidisciplinary team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within a compassionate and supportive clinical environment.

This permanent part-time opportunity (56 hours per fortnight) offers the chance to further develop your leadership skills while working alongside an experienced and collaborative team. Working in partnership with the Nurse Manager, you will provide clinical leadership, coordinate daily ward operations, support staff development, and promote evidence-based practice to achieve exceptional patient outcomes. Our ward fosters a welcoming and supportive culture built on teamwork, continuous professional development, and a shared commitment to delivering excellence in rehabilitation and palliative care services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nursing leader who is passionate about patient care and dedicated to supporting and inspiring others.

The Position

• Supervises nursing practice of all nursing caregivers taking responsibility for standard of nursing care delivered.

• Initiates reviews and coordinates care of patients with complex health problems.

• Serves as a patient advocate, protecting the rights and safety of patients at all times.

• Actively contributes to the development of clinical policies and procedures in area of specialty.

• Responsible and accountable for nominated portfolios as designated by Nurse Manager and actively communicate with Nurse Manager updates.

• Participates in and takes responsibility for the education of other caregivers by conducting formal and informal teaching sessions.

• Routinely monitors the results of diagnostic procedures and investigations and report abnormalities as required to the required caregiver.

• Systematically evaluates and documents the outcomes of nursing/medical interventions and report significant anomalies promptly.

• Ensures documentation of planned nursing care and holistic care plan remains current and regularly evaluate documentation of the multidisciplinary team to determine their compliance to hospital policy.

You will have a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and clinical experience with minimum of five (5) years post graduate experience in an acute clinical setting.

To succeed you will have to demonstrate practical experience and knowledge of research methodology and evidence-based nursing practice and demonstrate ability to organise and motivate staff.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do, with a commitment to supporting and upholding our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:

• Salary: $120,835 to $124,903 per annum (Pro rata basis for parttime), plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent part-time role, working up to 56hours a fortnight.

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 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

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

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

• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

For enquiries contact Leah Ebanks, NUM, (03) 9788 3333

If suitable candidates are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date

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 well-being.

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.