• Tas­man­ian Health Ser­vice – West Coast Dis­trict Hospital
• Clos­ing: 16 Sep­tem­ber 2024

This role offers the chance to con­tribute sig­nif­i­cant­ly to a close-knit com­mu­ni­ty while enjoy­ing the lifestyle that comes with liv­ing in a stun­ning, remote area. Our iso­la­tion fos­ters a cul­ture of inno­va­tion and deep human con­nec­tion, blend­ing time­less val­ues with a vision for the future. You will be sur­round­ed by breath­tak­ing land­scapes, from dra­mat­ic coast­lines to pris­tine Nation­al Parks. Whether your inter­ests lie in moun­tain bik­ing, hik­ing, or delv­ing into the area’s rich his­to­ry, the West Coast has some­thing excep­tion­al to offer.

At West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal, pro­fes­sion­als from var­i­ous health­care back­grounds unite to serve the com­mu­ni­ties of Queen­stown and beyond. Here, we encour­age you to be your true self, fol­low your pas­sions, and bring your dis­tinc­tive qual­i­ties to our team. Join us and be part of a place where your work tru­ly mat­ters, and your con­tri­bu­tions make a last­ing difference.

The Role:
An excep­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ty has arisen for a dynam­ic clin­i­cal leader to join the West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal as an Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er. In this piv­otal role, you will work in part­ner­ship with the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (NUM) and oth­er senior staff to ensure the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of care based on best prac­tice prin­ci­ples with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive and mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary frame­work. You will assist the NUM with the plan­ning and man­age­ment of staff and resources, pro­vid­ing oper­a­tional lead­er­ship through the coor­di­na­tion of day-to-day patient care activ­i­ties, includ­ing patient flow. Your respon­si­bil­i­ties will include ensur­ing opti­mal patient care, main­tain­ing effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion chan­nels with stake­hold­ers, and pro­mot­ing a patient-focused mod­el of care accord­ing to best prac­tice principles.

We are seek­ing an enthu­si­as­tic indi­vid­ual with a deep under­stand­ing of rur­al health nurs­ing and a pas­sion for enhanc­ing patient care. Your role will involve fos­ter­ing a cul­ture of crit­i­cal think­ing, research, and con­tin­u­ous improve­ment. You will sup­port the NUM in admin­is­tra­tive and ser­vice deliv­ery plan­ning, dri­ving inno­v­a­tive ini­tia­tives in qual­i­ty safe­ty pro­grams and clin­i­cal prac­tice stan­dards. Your excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion and inter­per­son­al skills will be essen­tial in build­ing strong work­ing rela­tion­ships with staff and the com­mu­ni­ty. Your abil­i­ty to inspire, influ­ence, and deliv­er clear mes­sages will help ensure cohe­sive team­work and high stan­dards of care. Ide­al­ly, you will hold rel­e­vant post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tions and have expe­ri­ence in Emer­gency Nursing.

If you are com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing high-qual­i­ty nurs­ing care and embody our core val­ues of Com­pas­sion, Account­abil­i­ty, Respect, and Excel­lence (CARE), we would love to hear from you.

West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal serves Queen­stown and the sur­round­ing com­mu­ni­ties, offer­ing a diverse range of health ser­vices includ­ing Emer­gency First Response, inpa­tient ward, and a Res­i­den­tial Aged Care Facil­i­ty, sup­port­ed by vis­it­ing ser­vices such as Radi­ol­o­gy, Dia­bet­ic Clin­ics, Phys­io­ther­a­py, and Podi­a­try. Our com­pre­hen­sive com­mu­ni­ty ser­vices include Com­mu­ni­ty Nurs­ing, Home Help/​Personal Care, and Home Main­te­nance. Join us and make a mean­ing­ful impact on the health and well­be­ing of our community.

Please get in touch with Kerolie – our Nurse Unit Man­ag­er for the West Coast if you’d like to know more about our roles, ser­vices, and what we can do for you at admin.​wcdh@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au or (03) 6495 1550.

Details of Appointment

Per­ma­nent, full time, day work­er (with on-call) posi­tion work­ing 76 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing as soon as you are able to join the team

Salary: $103,466 — $109,165 per annum. Our Employ­er 11.5% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available: 

• Remote and Rur­al Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of $3,699 per annum and an addi­tion­al salary allowance of 10% 
• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type 

How to Apply

For more infor­ma­tion and how to apply, please vis­it our web­site www​.jobs​.tas​.gov​.au

For Fur­ther Enquiries 

Kerolie Boyd

Posi­tion: Nurse Unit Man­ag­er – West Coast 
Phone: (03) 6495 1550
E‑mail: kerolie.​boyd@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au