Nurse Manager, Medicine and Outpatient Service

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 4
Remuneration: $147,420.11 - $150,008.17 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38 Hours
Requisition ID: REQ603259
Location: The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah

Applications Close: Sunday, 28 September 2025

Come Work With Us!

An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District!

The Sutherland Hospital is now recruiting a Nurse Manager in Medicine and Outpatient Services.
The vision for nursing and midwifery at The Sutherland Hospital is to: Build a united team that provides compassionate care to our community through transformational, supportive and holistic nursing and midwifery.

Where you'll be working:

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.

Learn more about The Sutherland Hospital here. Learn more about SESLHD here

The Nurse Manager; Medicine and Outpatient Services, is responsible for the provision of strategic and operational direction of the division, for the support, ongoing service development and managerial direction to the clinical services.

The Nurse Manager is also responsible for the effective management of clinical services, its people and resources, in partnership with the Co-Director.

The Nurse Manager reports to the Co-Director Nursing and Midwifery Operations (Medicine, Aged, Rehabilitation and Extended Care, Southcare, Cancer, Outpatient and Women’s and Children’s Health Services) and works within the Executive Team, whilst maintaining established professional reporting structures, including the established structures for nurses and midwives’ professional, functional and managerial reporting to the Co-Director. The position assists in the development and implementation of the strategic plan for SESLHD.

For role related queries or questions contact Nicole Wedell on [email protected]

The Benefits:

Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.

• 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.

The ideal candidate will have:

Demonstrated senior experience in human resources and financial management within a complex health care service.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position

1. Current Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
2. Holds tertiary management qualifications or equivalent work experience relevant to the role and demonstrated evidence of recent professional development to further enhance leadership and management qualifications.
3. High level knowledge of current organisational key performance indicators outlining their relevance to the service
4. Broad clinical and operational management experience at a senior level within a complex health care environment including strategic planning, the development and implementation of Business / Operational Plans.
5. Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to motivate inspire and organise staff to achieve organisational, program and professional outcomes.
6. Demonstrated experience in the application of change management principles and achievement of measurable outcomes in a quality and safety framework.
7. Demonstrated ability to analyse and contribute to the resolution of issues related to the day to day function of the clinical area.

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

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