Clinical Manager - Intensive Care

Calvary North Adelaide Hospital

ICU Clinical Manager - Full Time

Are you a passionate healthcare leader ready to make a meaningful difference in critical care? Join Calvary, where our mission-driven approach to healthcare creates an environment where both patients and staff truly flourish. We're seeking an experienced Clinical Manager to lead our dynamic Intensive Care Unit at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital. This permanent position offers the chance to drive clinical excellence whilst fostering a collaborative, supportive team environment in one of Adelaide's premier healthcare facilities.

As the Clinical Manager, you will be responsible for the operational and clinical management of the Intensive Care Unit, coordinating the activity of the nursing staff and associated resources.  Working in collaboration with the Medical Director for ICU and the Calvary Adelaide ICU Management Team, the Clinical Manager is responsible for the efficient management, coordination and leadership of the ICU team, providing evidence-based and high quality patient care.  The Clinical Manager will ensure that the clinical risk of the unit is minimised through following and maintaining clinical guidelines and policies and ongoing development of high-quality skilled nursing workforce.

About the role

The Intensive Care Clinical Manager plays a pivotal role in the day-to-day running of the unit, providing operational management and leadership of nursing / staff to ensure the provision of high quality patient and family centred care and nursing excellence at unit level.

Duties include but are not limited to : operational planning, service delivery as relevant to contracted activity targets, service development, clinical standards, patient safety, national activity benchmarks, human resource management, financial and capital asset management and administrative coordination.

What you bring

• Intensive Care Unit Management experience (or similar) of at least 3 years
• Graduate Diploma in Critical Care Nursing
• AHPRA Registration
• Demonstrated ability to provide high level leadership including operational processes  relevant to service provision within a complex and dynamic environment
• Ability to work unsupervised, proficiently and in an organised manner during periods of high demand and activity
• Creativity and vision to propose new initiatives and / or change existing programs to meet future organisational and employee needs;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

If you require any further information please contact Lisa Denton, Director of Clinical Services email :

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.  Calvary North Adelaide places great importance on retention and employee wellbeing and  is committed to your success. We will support you beyond recruitment, with regular check ins and feedback opportunities to provide support to help you settle into your role, and succeed with us

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits :

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

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