About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 7,200 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital.

About the Role

The Community Residential Withdrawal Service provides a short term residential program to individuals with substance use issues. The primary focus of the service is on drug withdrawal and stabilisation. The program includes medical and pharmacological treatment, along with psychosocial support, health education and recreational activities in a safe environment.
The Associate Nurse Unit Manager is a member and leader of a small multidisciplinary team, working with the Welfare Workers, Registered Nurse, Program Coordinator and other ANUMS. The Associate Nurse Unit Manager fulfils the role of the registered nurse, demonstrating expert knowledge and skills whilst assuming a prominent management focus in the unit. The Associate Nurse Unit Manager is an integral part of the unit management team, assisting the Nurse Unit Manager in the course of their duties to ensure provision of nursing care that is excellent in quality and consistently patient centred while achieving effective operation of the clinical environment.

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager acts as a role model in setting the clinical standards of the unit and achieving high quality evidence based nursing care, and role includes leading/managing the shift, fostering and developing cooperative professional relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, client assessment, medication management and dispensing, the provision of case management, counselling, withdrawal support and the facilitation of admissions and discharge planning of clients in both adult & youth residential withdrawal units.

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager operates across all hours of the service operation i.e. 24/7 rotating roster. The ANUM must work collaboratively with junior medical staff, consultant/s and Nurse Practitioners to ensure that Best care is delivered

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager assumes the responsibilities and authority of the Nurse Unit Manager in their absence and as such is able to assume the administrative operation of the unit.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Discounted Onsite car parking
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a working with children’s check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.