• Centrally located at University Hospital Geelong, close to CBD & waterfront
• Opportunity to show your management skills in Anaesthesia, Recovery & Surgery
• Permanent Part Time hours and Temporary Full Time hours available. Monday – Friday opportunity, no on call/weekends.

About the facility

Barwon Health’s Operating Services includes three points of care: Main Theatres, Gretta Volum Centre and Building B. Between the three points of care there are in excess of 12 theatres and an endoscopy suite.  

This opportunity is aligned to the Gretta Volum Centre and Building B.

The Gretta Volum Centre is a freestanding day surgery unit within University Hospital Geelong.  It has two operating theatres and one endoscopy procedure room. Services are provided for patients undergoing a broad range of surgical, diagnostic procedures, intravenous therapy, abdominal paracentesis, and CVC line insertions.  Building B is a newly refurbished expansion to Barwon Health’s Operating Services. It comprises of operating theatres, stage one and two recovery, preadmission and discharge facilities. We perform approximately 22,000 procedures per year from specialities such as; Cardiothoracic, ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Oral Faciomaxillary, Plastics, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Urology, Vascular and Robotic Surgery.

Our mission is to ensure the right equipment and resource is available to the right patient at the right time in the right place. We are dedicated to improving access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality and safe care.

About the role

As the Associate Nurse Unit Manager in the Building B and Gretta Volum Centre you will provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to staff, ensuring practice is aligned with Barwon Health’s values. You will ensure the effective provision of patient care in the assistance of nursing staff in the areas of patient welfare, comfort, hygiene and transport in order to achieve and maintain quality patient outcomes. Duties of your role includes, but is not limited to:

• Managing day to day functioning of the shift to ensure operational requirements of the department are met.
• Effective daily allocation of staffing resources to ensure effective skills mix
• Model a superior approach to education, interpersonal relationships, teamwork and communication model for Clinical Nurse Specialists and RN’s.

About the culture

You will work with an innovative multi-disciplinary team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. Theatre staff work within the framework of Barwon Health values; respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. If you enjoy a challenge and are looking to work in a friendly, well-supported team, we urge you to apply.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Collaborative Recruitment team via email at CRURecruit@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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