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Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Anaesthetics & PACU | Melbourne VIC | Full Time

2 days ago
2 min read

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a day surgery in Melbourne. We are looking for an experienced Associate Nurse Unit Manager to lead floor coordination and clinical escalation across Anaesthetics and PACU.



The role at a glance

  • Employment type: Full Time, Monday to Friday day surgery hours


The Role

As ANUM, you will coordinate the floor across Anaesthetics and PACU, providing clinical leadership and escalation support to the theatre team on a day surgery roster.


What You Will Bring

  • Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

  • Experience as an ANUM, Team Leader or senior perioperative nurse across Anaesthetics and PACU

  • Confidence coordinating a busy day surgery floor and supporting clinical escalation

  • Ophthalmology experience is preferred but not essential

  • Full working rights in Australia


Why You Will Want to Know More

  • $120,830 p.a. (Year 1) rising to $124,900 p.a. (Year 2), EBA-aligned, plus superannuation

  • Qualification allowance for a postgraduate certificate or diploma, or a Master's degree, on top of base pay

  • Day surgery hours, typically Monday to Friday with minimal or no overnight or weekend shifts

  • Saturday, Sunday and public holiday loadings apply where worked


If this sounds like the kind of theatre opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to speak with you.



Kate or Paul will be happy to talk you through the opportunity, answer your questions honestly, and help you decide whether it feels like the right next step for you.




About Carejobz

At Carejobz, Paul and Kate have been recruiting perioperative professionals across Australia and New Zealand since 2015. Over that time, they have become trusted recruitment partners to leading hospitals and day surgeries, supporting nurses and employers with warmth, discretion and genuine sector knowledge.


Read what jobseekers and employers say about working with Carejobz at seek.com.au/recruiters/agencies/carejobz-pty-ltd

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