Title: Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128
Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) - Specialist Clinics Scheduling Team
- Permanent Full Time | Job share considered
- Box Hill Hospital | Specialist Clinics - Monday to Friday
- Experience career progression at a values-based organisation
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
About the role
An opportunity exists in Acute Specialist Clinics at Box Hill Hospital for a passionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to help lead a busy department, striving to meet the needs of patients from the community by providing a range of specialist services. Specialist Clinics is looking for an experienced ANUM, who is passionate about leadership, the patient journey and their outcomes. Approximately 160 000 occasions of service are provided annually across Eastern Health specialist clinics. These include new patients referred from the community, review appointments for ongoing care, and post admission follow up from Eastern Health’s network of hospitals. The Specialist Clinics Scheduling Team consists of clerical and nursing staff, responsible for a range of scheduling activities including referral management, specialist clinic bookings, managing patient cancellations and rebookings, waitlist and email management, and portfolio management. You will be working with your team in collaboration with other sites within Eastern Health Acute Specialist Clinics and other multidisciplinary team to work with and lead your team to meet the needs and provide high quality care to our patients.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Division 1 Nurse / Midwife Registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
- Post Graduate qualifications relevant to the position (desirable)
- Experience and understanding of Specialist Clinics (desirable)
- Demonstrated involvement in maintenance and improvement of clinical standards, with a strong commitment to high quality care
- High level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
- Computer literacy with proficiency with Microsoft Office software
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and the ability to work autonomously.
- Open, flexible and innovative with demonstrated ability to prioritise workload.
- Demonstrated understanding of conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of Electronic Medical Record (EMR), patient administration system (IPM), and Clinical Patient Folder (CPF)
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for).
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.
Please click here for position description link
Contact Person: Melanie Tew
Contact Number: 03 9895 3541
Contact Email: melanie.tew@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 29.06.25
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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