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Nursing Unit Manager at St Vincent's Health Australia

Nursing Unit Manager

St Vincent's Health Australia · Australia

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St Vincent's Health Australia · Australia

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About the Role

Provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for the Nelune Centre, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered cancer care across a complex ambulatory treatment service. Lead multidisciplinary teams in coordinating various cancer care services while driving innovation, quality improvement, and workforce development.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership for the Nelune Centre.
  • Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred cancer care across a complex ambulatory treatment service.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams in the coordination of chemotherapy, clinical trials, transfusion support, apheresis and supportive care services.
  • Maintain efficient patient flow and operational excellence.
  • Drive service innovation, quality improvement and workforce development.
  • Foster evidence-based practice, staff capability and collaborative partnerships across medical, nursing, pharmacy and allied health teams.
  • Oversee the management of a high-acuity cancer treatment environment.
  • Ensure clinical governance, patient safety, workforce management, resource allocation and compliance with organisational and professional standards.
  • Champion strategic growth and organisational change by leading clinical redesign initiatives.
  • Support research and innovation.
  • Adapt services to meet evolving patient, workforce and Cancer Services priorities.

Requirements

  • Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency.
  • Recognised post graduate tertiary qualification in haematology/oncology or management (or willingness to undertake same within 12 months) or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated operational, financial, human resource, workplace health and safety and effective communication and interpersonal skills experience at departmental level.
  • Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current cancer nursing issues.
  • Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis in daily practice.
  • Demonstrated experience in quality improvement principles, clinical policy and procedure development and implementation.
  • Ability to deliver evidenced-based, patient-centred care within a complex environment.

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • Operational leadership
  • Clinical leadership
  • Multidisciplinary team leadership
  • Service innovation
  • Quality improvement
  • Workforce development
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Collaborative partnerships
  • Clinical governance
  • Patient safety
  • Resource allocation
  • Clinical redesign
  • Research support
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills

Location

  • Nelune Centre, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Work Type

  • Max term contract
  • Full time

Experience Level

  • Level 3

Education Level

  • Registered Nurse (Division 1) with AHPRA
  • Post graduate tertiary qualification in haematology/oncology or management (or willingness to undertake same within 12 months) or equivalent relevant experience

Salary/Compensations

  • $140,793.44 + super

Benefits

  • Not-for-profit salary packaging
  • Seamless NSW Health Mobility
  • Study leave
  • Curran Foundation scholarships
  • Fitness Passport
  • Discounted private health
  • Cultural recognitions and celebrations

About the Company

  • Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
  • Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
  • Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
  • Features cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
  • Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations.

Equal Opportunity

  • We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
  • As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
  • St Vincent's acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
  • As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.