Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Anaesthetics

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Anaesthetics
• Salary $107,487.00 - $114,917.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN2A| 0.95 FTE – Ongoing

We are looking for an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to join our Anaesthetic Team at Flinders Medical Centre!

The Anaesthesia Department provides anaesthesia services for most of the divisions at Flinders Medical Centre (FMC). The expertise required of the staff is broader ranging than in any other hospital in South Australia. It includes all surgical specialties, obstetrics, neonatal surgery, liver transplant, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery and major trauma. Click here to learn more!

About the role:

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, some of your duties as the Associate Nurse Unit Manager may involve:

• Assisting the Nurse Unit Manager and Nurse Educators to maintain a learning culture by being a resource person, encouraging reflection and professional development, and assisting others to maintain portfolios/records of learning.
• Providing shift-by-shift leadership in the provision of nursing care within the Anaesthetics unit.
• Acting to resolve any local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problems.
• Budget preparation, monitoring and reporting and adherence to resources allocations.

About you:

• Must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or eligible to hold a current practicing certificate.
• Minimum of 3-years full-time equivalent, post-registration experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Anaesthetic nursing practice and leadership.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines.
• Additional qualifications relevant to practice setting is advantageous.
• Previous experience as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager preferred, but not essential

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Beth Jennings, Nurse Unit Manager, (08) 8204 6517 8204 6517), [email protected]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 4th October 2026

Attachments:

• 950323 ANUM Anaesthetics - Role Description.pdf
• 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.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 950323