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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Nurse Unit Manager for our Special Care Nursery based at our Fitzroy campus. Reporting to the Maternity Services Manager you will be responsible for day-to-day operations and overall management of the Special Care Nursery, which is a 12 bed unit caring for babies of 32 weeks gestation and above.
ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:
This role is being offered on a fixed-term part time (14 hours per week) capacity based at our Fitzroy campus until 30th April 2027.
The role of the Nurse Unit Manager – Special Care Nursery is to ensure our clinical outcomes meet exceptional care standards whilst maximising effective business opportunities within this area.
You will be leading a team of friendly and experienced nurses, inclusive of graduate nurses and postgraduate students. Your leadership will facilitate exceptional patient care and promotes advancement of clinical practice.
This fixed-term part-time position involves having flexibility to work between 8 and 12 hour shifts, and will be pivotal in providing holistic care to the families who's babies are admitted to the SCN.
WHY WORK FOR SVPHM:
You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.
Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD
Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital
ABOUT YOU:
As an outstanding leader you will have experience in driving clinical team performance whilst creating a safe SCN. You work collaboratively with the Maternity department to focus on family centred care.
The successful candidate will be able to:
Provide direction, support and advice to nursing staff and other support personnel
Establish and develop effective relationships with staff, AMPs, patients, families and significant others
Act as a positive role model maintaining the unit and hospital policies and procedures
Exhibit leadership qualities and utilise team building strategies to promote a continuous improvement culture leading to improved patient outcomes and experience
Lead the team for efficient and effective management of resources by promoting flexibility and responsiveness to ensure alignment with activity
The successful candidate will have:
Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse/ Registered Midwife
Previous leadership experience in obstetrics, ideally SCN or experience at NUM level is highly desirable
Ability to influence and lead continuous quality of care improvements
High level of communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in the use of IT platforms such as IBA(Webpas), IMC, Kronos, and Riskman, or similar
ABOUT ST VINCENTS PRIVATE HOSPITAL MELBOURNE
Our experienced team of clinical professionals, care givers and support staff are equipped to provide the highest level of therapeutic, medical and surgical services. We work together to ensure patient safety, well-being and recovery. We are a not for profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee.
APPLY NOW!
If this is the role for you, please hit the APPLY button now! Your application must include:
Cover Letter
Resume
We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment.
St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au.
REQUIREMENTS:
Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.
SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE:
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sandra Stoikos - Maternity Services Manager on 03 9411 7187 or sandra.stoikos@svha.org.au.
11 September 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge 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.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
