NURSE MANAGER

ANZSCO 254311 - Registered Migration Australia

Description

A nurse manager manages a health service unit or sub-unit of a hospital, aged care or community health care facility, supervises nursing staff and financial resources to enable the provision of safe, cost effective nursing care within a specified field or for a particular unit, and monitors quality, clinical standards and professional development of nurses. Registration or licensing is required in Australia. A nurse manager is a Skill Level 1 occupation.

  

Nurse Manager Alternative Titles

 

• Charge Nurse
• Nurse Supervisor
• Nurse Unit Manager

 

Nurse Manager Occupation Lists
This occupation is on the following skill list:

 

• Combined Skilled Occupations List (STSOL MLTSSL)
• Labour Market Testing Required for 457 List
• RSMS Occupations List (RSMSL)
• Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)

 

This occupation is not on the following skills list:

 

• Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)

 

 

 

Group: 2543 Nurse Managers

 

 

 

 

Nurse Manager job description - Registered Migration Australia

 

The job of a nurse manager in Australia is to manage health service units and sub-units of hospitals, aged care and community health care facilities, supervise nursing staff and financial resources to enable the provision of safe, cost effective nursing care within specified fields or for particular units, and monitor quality, clinical standards and professional development of nurses. 

 

Note: Directors of Nursing are excluded from this unit group. Directors of Nursing are included in Unit Group 1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers.

 

Tasks

• developing, implementing and monitoring policies and objectives of nursing care as they apply to units, staff and community groups
• coordinating the allocation of human and material resources for a health service unit such as recruitment of staff, human resource management, preparation of budgets and fiscal management
• monitoring and controlling the performance of nursing and support staff within the unit, and providing leadership
• initiating studies to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services in the unit in relation to objectives, costs and nursing care
• promoting working relationships with community agencies and health and education providers
• contributing to organisational objectives in relation to quality, safety and risk management

 

Skill Level

Occupations in the nurse manager unit group (Group 2543) have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least five years relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). 

Registration or licensing is required as a nurse manager in Australia.

 

Occupations in this Group

 

• 254311 Nurse Manager

 

English Requirement

 

• IELTS result with a minimum score of 6 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall;
• OET result with a minimum grade B in all sections;
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score (L:12 R:13 W:21 S:23 overall L93);
• PTE Academic with a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and 65 overall

Exceptions

• Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some states/territories
• Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific requirement in some states/territories
• Countries exempt from submitting IELTS or OET include the UK; Canada; New Zealand; US; and Ireland

 

Where mandatory licensing or registration is required you must demonstrate a level of English either sufficient to meet licensing / registration or a minimum IELTS, or equivalent, whichever is higher.

 

• Information regarding the International English Testing System (IELTS)

 

Assessment Authority

 

• Nurse Manager is currently assessed with ANMAC - (The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council); more info regarding assessment bodies.

 

Average Income

The average salary for a Nurse Manager in Australia is $ 100,650 for male employees and $ 102,106 for female employees per year. Average Age: Males: 37.8 Females: 48.9 Persons: 47.0

Source: www.abs.gov.au (Group 2543) Nurse managers - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016

 

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