Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) - CHaPS (529272)

The Child Health and Parenting Service are looking for suitable Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) candidate to join our dynamic team in providing quality service to families of children under 5 based in the Northern region of Tasmania. The ANUM is an experienced nurse who, within the area of Child and Family Health/the Child Health and Parenting Service.

The Team:

The Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) provide important health and wellbeing services to families across Tasmania with children aged 0-5. The service promotes the healthy development and wellbeing of children, providing growth and developmental assessments, health-focused early intervention, referrals, and connections with other early childhood service providers.

The CHaPS support families as they transition into parenthood, enhancing parental confidence and capacity, and providing information and services focused on building relationships between children and parents/care givers.

• The Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) provide important health and wellbeing services to families across Tasmania with children aged 0-5. The service promotes the healthy development and wellbeing of children, providing growth and developmental assessments, health-focused early intervention, referrals, and connections with other early childhood service providers.
• The CHaPS support families as they transition into parenthood, enhancing parental confidence and capacity, and providing information and services focused on building relationships between children and parents/care givers.
• The core values which guide our work in the Department of Health are the CARE values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Having a consistent set of values across the Department provides a shared purpose, and unifying principles to support us in carrying out our work.

The role:

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) is an experienced nurse who, within the area of Child and Family Health/the Child Health and Parenting Service.

• 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 client facing activities, including appointment rescheduling and management of staff leave.
• Ensure the maintenance of effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to promote client care delivery.
• Act as a role model and clinical resource person to provide clinical advice and recommendations, support service development processes and promote positive change.

You will need:

• Demonstrated clinical experience within the area of Child and Family Health/the Child Health and Parenting Service, with the capacity to provide clinical leadership, exercise professional judgement and initiative and work with minimal supervision. 
• Demonstrated high level of clinical knowledge and skill to ensure clinical standards and policies and procedures to promote a client focused model of care according to best practice principles.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the evaluation, innovation and development of services provided by the CHaPS.

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment: 

Permanent, part time, day worker position, working 60.8 hours per fortnight, commencing from April 2026.

*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: $109,767 to $115,813 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuatio