The Tasmanian State Service (TSS) is the largest employer in Tasmania, with over 28,000 employees providing services to the Tasmanian community at all levels.The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) is an experienced nurse who, within the defined area of practice:Works 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.Assists the NUM with the planning and management of staff and resources and provides operational leadership through the coordination of the day-to-day patient care activities, including patient flow.Are you a passionate, enthusiastic and committed nurse who is looking for a working environment that is supportive, team-focused, development-focused, and high-performing? Then we encourage you to apply for a position in the Close Observation Unit at the Mersey Community Hospital.The Close Observation Unit (COU) at the Mersey Community Hospital is a 6 bed Level 2 COU, providing level 2 Critical care and High Acuity services to the North West region of Tasmania. COU has a wonderful staff culture which is centered around team building and providing great patient care. COU upholds the organisation's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence and has established 8 pillars that underpin the unit.OUR PILLARS| Striving for Excellence | Patient Focused | Evidence Based Practice | Team Focused || Empowerment & Advocacy | Clinical Care | Development & Mentorship | Leadership & Governance |In COU we believe that our staff are the cornerstone of the unit. We actively team build, support and care for one another and the leadership team emphasises the importance of this. COU also places value on rewarding and recognising each other and has a reward and recognition program for staff that enables people to recognise the wonderful skill, knowledge, gifts and talents of others in the unit.We believe COU has many great qualities that make it a great place to work, grow and lead and we look forward to having you join our leadership team.Details of AppointmentPermanent, part-time, shift-worker position, working 64 hours per fortnight, commencing from November 2024. *notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full-time, part-time and casual vacancies.Salary: $103,466 - $109,165 pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023.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:Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type.Eligibility:Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:Holds, or is working towards, relevant postgraduate qualifications.The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:Conviction checks in the following areas:crimes of violencesex-related offencesserious drug offencescrimes involving dishonestyIdentification checkDisciplinary action in previous employment check.How to ApplyApply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. In your application, please include how your experience, skills and knowledge relates to one or more of the COU Pillars mentioned above.Please note:We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.For more informationJacqueline Roberts-ThomsonPosition: NUM Rehabilitation Services UnitPhone: (03) 6478 5434E-mail: ******Important informationThe email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you. 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