Associate Nurse Unit Manager - ICU
Core
Provide clinical leadership and support for the day-to-day operations of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centred care for critically ill patients.
Role type
Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ICU)
Builds
Critical care services and patient outcomes
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical care nursing knowledge, clinical judgement, staff leadership, rostering and staffing management, infection prevention and control, quality improvement, risk management, patient safety initiatives
Preferred skills
Previous leadership or senior nursing experience (ANUM, Clinical Nurse), experience in an Intensive Care Unit or critical care environment
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and support to the ICU nursing team; Support day-to-day coordination including patient flow, bed management, and staffing; Provide clinical support, guidance, and escalation for complex patient care; Support staff allocation and rostering to ensure appropriate skill mix; Lead assessment and management of critically ill patients; Promote high standards of clinical practice and compliance; Contribute to staff orientation, education, and professional development; Monitor and contribute to quality improvement and risk management initiatives; Act as a senior clinical resource and provide leadership in the absence of the Nurse Unit Manager
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities