St George Hospital - Nurse Unit Manager South Aged Care - Temporary
Listed on 2026-06-06
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Director of Nursing
Employment Type
:
Temporary Full Time until 22 August 2027
Position Classification
:
Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration
: $ per annum plus Superannation
Hours Per Week
: 38
Requisition : REQ
662190
Application Close
: 7 June 2026
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees. All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.
The vision for nursing and midwifery at St George Hospital is to provide meaning and purpose to plan for the future; have reference to an inspirational statement that is consistent with the purpose and values of nursing and midwifery; and to inspire nurses and midwives to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients in any circumstance. The Vision Statement is: ‘Nurses and midwives at St George Hospital are always compassionate and competent in the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care.’
Eight core behaviours were identified as being integral to achieving the vision: team player; caring; respectful; honest; advocate; collaborative; considerate and accountable.
The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is the registered nurse in charge of a ward/unit or group of wards/units or a service within SESLHD. The purpose of the NUM is to lead, direct and co‑coordinate patient or client care; ensure the practice of nursing is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives; lead and co‑coordinate the nursing and multidisciplinary care team at the ward or unit level, and monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit.
As the leader of the unit, the NUM2 will demonstrate her/his capability through attitude, skills, behaviour and attributes, namely: broad nursing experience and knowledge; understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery; professional integrity; ethical conduct; accountability; advocacy; enabling others; cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective team work; commitment to advancing the profession of nursing and care provision.
The Nursing Unit Manager Level 2, whose responsibilities in relation to patient services, ward or unit management and staff management are in excess of those of a Nursing Unit Manager Level 1.
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take‑home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
- Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
- Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams.
- Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision…
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