"Operational Manager: Horizon Hospital and Health Service (HEO 8)"

• Based at UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences at the City East campus
• Full-time, continuing position
• Commencement Salary: $108,351 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You 

You are an experienced leader who has managed a team in a complex health and/or simulation environment. You have a high-level understanding of management systems, budget and procurement processes and leadership of high functioning teams. You possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to manage relationships with both professional and academic stakeholders. You are dynamic and innovative and bring a fresh perspective to problem solving. 

About the Role

This role will report to the General Manager: Clinical Health Sciences (CHS) and have a close working relationship with the Professorial Lead: Simulation Teaching and Learning. While based at the City East campus, responsibilities will encompass the HHHS facilities across all campuses. You will be responsible for the operational leadership, management, and oversight of the HHHS facilities, professional, technical, and casual staff teams. This involves managing and organising the technical services team; overseeing the rostering and resourcing of the clinical staff; and managing the facilities and equipment needs that support student learning and translation of knowledge into practice. 

About UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences

UniSA's Horizon Hospital and Health Service (HHHS) is comprised of contemporary simulated health environments (on campus) that support the translation of students’ theoretical knowledge into clinical practice. The HHHS forms part of the Clinical Health Science Unit’s commitment that our degrees are designed and delivered to meet the ever-evolving needs of industry, ensuring graduates are career ready and equipped with the skills to meet future demands.

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous, and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience 

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
• Demonstrated operational management experience including management of facilities, resources, budgets, problem solving and associated reporting
• Demonstrated success in leading and managing a high performing team
• High level communication skills including the ability to effectively build and sustain internal and external relationships 
• Demonstrated understanding of technologies that support synchronous and asynchronous learning within simulated health environments (desirable)

Benefits 

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Access to great personal development opportunities 
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
• Flexible working conditions 
• Employee assistance and development programs 

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. 

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on recruitment@unisa.edu.au. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career! 

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address. 

Please address your cover letter to Ruth Haren, Team Leader: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6416.

Applications close: 11:30pm Thursday 29th August 2024