Associate Nurse Unit Manager - CSSD

Job Description:

Role title: Associate Nurse Unit Manager – CSSD

Role type: Permanent full-time

Department and location: CSSD Department, St Vincent's Private Hospital

Salary: 61.62 – 63.70 AUD hourly + super + salary packaging

 

Are you an Associate Nurse Unit Manager looking for great care, great people and a great place to grow? You've found it. 

 

Is this what you're looking for? 

You want to work alongside leading specialists, in modern facilities, with a team that genuinely cares – about patients and about you. That's what you'll find at St Vincent's Private Hospitals. And as part of Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care, you'll be doing work that puts people before profit. 

What you'll do 

You'll join St Vincent's Private Hospital as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager on a permanent full-time basis, where you'll: 

• Support the Nurse Unit Manager in the day-to-day operational management of the Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD).
• Provide clinical leadership, guidance and support to CSSD staff, promoting a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Oversee the decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging and sterilisation of reusable medical devices.
• Ensure all sterilisation processes comply with relevant Australian Standards, infection prevention and control guidelines, and hospital policies.
• Monitor workflow and departmental operations to ensure timely availability of sterile instruments and equipment for clinical areas.
• Support staff education, training and competency development to maintain high standards of practice.
• Promote continuous quality improvement, patient safety and risk management initiatives.
• Assist with staff rostering, resource allocation and daily workforce management.
• Collaborate with operating theatres and other clinical departments to ensure effective service delivery.
• Identify and address operational issues, equipment concerns and process improvements in consultation with the Nurse Unit Manager.
• Maintain accurate documentation, traceability and compliance with sterilisation requirements.

 

Is this you? 

 

• Knowledge in high level disinfection, packing and sterilisation of RMDs
• Knowledge of loans equipment and sterile stores processes
• Leading, managing and working alongside the Nurse Unit Manager - CSSD and the team
• Ensuring that the philosophy and values of St Vincent's Private Melbourne are inherent in the delivery of health care
• Certificate in Sterilisation Services (Desirable)

 

In return, we'll give you 

You want more in your pocket and real support for your wellbeing. As a not-for-profit, we can give you both. 

• Salary sacrifice: Take home more of what you earn – as a not-for-profit, part of your salary is tax-free, plus you get a meal entitlement card 
• Growth & development: Build your career with state-of-the-art training resources, education facilities and clinical partners, study leave and scholarships 
• Health and wellbeing: Look after yourself with discounted private health insurance, Fitness Passport gym memberships and a broad range of perks at each facility 
• World-class care: Learn and grow alongside leading clinicians in teaching, research and specialist care 
• Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential 24/7 counselling for you, whenever you need it 
• Workplace giving: Flexible work arrangements, the option to purchase leave, and leave days to volunteer in your community 

 

Equal opportunity 

Whoever you are, you're welcome here. We celebrate diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. 

If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we encourage you to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community, as part of our commitment to reconciliation. 

Ready for your next career move?  

Apply today and take the next step in your career. To find out more about our hospitals and the roles open to you, visit our Careers Website. 

Better and fairer care. Always  

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies

Closing Date:

12 December 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

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

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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