Your Position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified Nurse Unit Managers (NUMs) to join our highly skilled Oncology Department on a permanent full-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team delivering comprehensive cancer care services across our Day Oncology unit. Working within a supportive and collaborative environment, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the service while ensuring exceptional outcomes for patients and their families.
As the Nurse Unit Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management of the department, including workforce planning, financial and resource management, quality and risk oversight, and the implementation of strategic and operational initiatives. You will ensure the department meets key performance indicators and maintains compliance with National and State standards, accreditation requirements, and regulatory obligations, while contributing to the Hospital's strategic objectives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
The Position
Monitor standards of service and practice against benchmark targets, including nurse sensitive indicators, incident management system data, clinical indicator results and patient, doctor and caregiver satisfaction results. Where benchmarks are not met, design, implement and evaluate responses.
Support and participate in the ACHS accreditation process/regulatory assessments, as well as group-wide and divisional Quality and Clinical Risk Management programs.
Foster a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes. Ensure that patients and consumers are actively involved in relevant planning and decision-making processes.
Works in a clinical capacity within the department as required, to support caregivers, medical officers and to ensure the delivery of safe, person centred care.
Ongoing financial management and monitoring of the service cost centre including, productivity, activity and utilisation in line with budgetary parameters and performance targets.
Promotes and demonstrates a culture of innovation and improvement to enhance patient care and experience. In consultation with Hospital Management Committee, actively contributes to marketing the service to Medical Practitioners
You will be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse and demonstrate advanced clinical skills, strong relationship-building abilities, and relevant oncology nursing knowledge and experience. Postgraduate qualifications in Oncology Nursing, Management, or a related discipline will be highly regarded.
To succeed in this role, you will have contemporary leadership and management experience in a senior nursing position within an acute hospital setting, with the ability to lead teams, drive positive patient outcomes, and support a culture of clinical excellence.
Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
The Benefits:
Salary: $147,618 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
A permanent full-time position, working up to 38 hours per 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 Elizabeth McEncroe, DON on (03) 5434 3231
If suitable applicants 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.
Skills Required
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
- Contemporary leadership and management experience in a senior nursing position within an acute hospital
- Relevant oncology nursing knowledge and clinical experience
- Advanced clinical skills and ability to work clinically within the department as required
- Experience with workforce planning, financial/resource management and monitoring service cost centres
- Knowledge of accreditation, regulatory standards and quality/risk management (eg ACHS processes)
- Postgraduate qualifications in Oncology Nursing, Management, or a related discipline
- Influenza vaccination (must be vaccinated)
What We Do
St John of God Health Care is a leading Australian and New Zealand Catholic not-for-profit provider of hospitals, acute and specialist mental-health care, maternity, oncology, orthopaedic services, healthcare at home, disability support and community outreach. The organisation operates 25 facilities with more than 3,200 beds and exists to deliver compassionate, mission-driven care while supporting patients, caregivers and communities with unmet health needs.
