At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead nursing teams to deliver top-notch care and support for patients and their families.
- Company: Grampians Health, a community-focused healthcare provider in Victoria.
- Benefits: Flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, fitness memberships, and staff recognition programs.
- Other info: Join a diverse team in a beautiful rural setting with great career opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while growing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with 5+ years of clinical experience; managerial qualifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 61.16 - 61.16 $ per hour.
Join to apply for the Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Acute role at Grampians Health. Full Time fixed term 80 hours a fortnight + ADO Parental leave – February 2026 – February 2027.
About The Role
The ANUM works collaboratively with the Nurse Unit Manager and the multidisciplinary team to facilitate and foster the provision of best practice standards of nursing care and service delivery that meets the needs of the Patient / Residents, their families and carers.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures and promotes an excellent standard of care and service is delivered by partnering with patients/residents, consumers, carers and the community at all levels of health care provision, planning and evaluation.
- Works collaboratively with the Nurse Unit Manager to create a team environment which promotes engagement, a positive workplace culture, opportunity for learning and development and safety and welfare of employees.
- Fosters innovation in practice that contributes to a high level of satisfaction for staff working in the clinical unit/department.
Skills & Experience
- Be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with AHPRA and hold a current practicing certificate.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in clinical area of application is preferred.
- Desirable to have or working towards managerial qualifications i.e. short courses or graduate certificate.
This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Nurse Unit Manager (YW11 – YW12) which ranges from $59.17 - $61.16 per hour.
Culture & Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities.
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays.
- Access to Fitness Passport membership.
- Staff rewards and recognition programs.
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent. Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
Associate Nurse Unit Manager employer: Grampians Health
Grampians Health Ballarat is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and dynamic work environment for those pursuing a career in intensive care medicine. With a strong commitment to professional development and flexible work arrangements, employees benefit from hands-on experience in a major training site affiliated with leading universities, while enjoying the vibrant lifestyle of Ballarat, Australia's most liveable city.
