Advanced Nurse Unit Manager
Agency: 40 - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
Job no: 943839
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Various categories
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Mental Health
- Salary $137,464 - $143,282 p.a. (Pro Rata) RNM4| Fulltime- Ongoing Position Available
Step into a rewarding leadership opportunity where you can make a significant impact on patient care, team performance, and health service delivery. As a senior nursing leader, you will play a critical role in coordinating and overseeing the delivery of safe, high-quality, and person-centred care within a complex clinical environment. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will provide expert clinical guidance, lead and support staff, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure the effective use of resources to achieve outstanding patient and client outcomes.
This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of nursing practice while fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace culture.
About you:
- Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
- Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with others to influence and earn the trust and respect of relevant parties gaining co-operation and support
- Experience in the supervision of students, enrolled nurses, and less experienced registered nurses and or midwives
- Demonstrated leadership qualities including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- Experience in the financial and asset management of a ward/unit
Why SALHN?
- Join the fastest growing Local Health Network in SA: Take your career further with our hospitals growing rapidly, new opportunities are emerging across every stage of your career
- Work Local: Enjoy the benefits of spending less time travelling to work every day and gain a strong sense of purpose and fulfilment from directly contributing to the health and wellbeing of your local community.
- Join a supportive team: Increase your job satisfaction by working in a friendly, collaborative team with access to approachable, flexible, and supportive colleagues and managers who respect and value your contribution, expertise and knowledge.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Susan McLean, Nursing Director, 0478 256 899, [email protected]
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 15th July 2026
Attachments:
- Advanced Nurse Unit Manager - Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 943839
Advertised: Jul 01 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Application close: Jul 15 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
