• Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers
• Full time

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Austin Operating suite;

Austin Operating Suite is a busy, highly complex unit with 11 ORs, 2 procedure rooms and 2 endoscopy rooms. We operate 24/7 365 days a year. We do many types of surgery including liver & renal transplants, General & Bariatric, ENT, head and neck, Urology, Vascular, Cardio Thoracic, Plastic reconstructive, Neuro and Orthopaedics.

The Austin Operating Suite is committed to promoting the highest levels of care for our patients. In realising this goal, the department will lead and excel in research, teaching and the use of person centered evidence-based practice

About the role

The Peiroperative Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for the day to day running of the suite. Ensuring staff are trained and competant to deliver high quality care in a fast paced ever changing environment. The ability to manage staff  and resources is cruicial as is an understanding of the complexities of each surgical specialty.

A regular day will see you

• Ensuring all relevant standards are met and staff are trainined in OR process
• Managing staffing, recruitment, training and skill enhancement
• Manging budget requirments
• Ensuring a high standard of care dleivery
• Ensuring adherance to infection control principals.

About you

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Extensive experience in perioperative nursing
• Post Grad qualification in periop nursing
• Good understanding Infection Control and ACORN standards
• Experience leading a team
• Great communications skills and a committment to excellence

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking 
• Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options  

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.