Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $133,112.75 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ611711
Location: The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah
Applications close: 26 October 2025

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Your new role:

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.
The Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager is the registered nurse/Midwife in charge of a ward/unit or group of wards/units or a service (e.g. Child and Family Health) within SESLHD.

For role related queries or questions contact Jane Hlambelo on [email protected]

Seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to join our team in our Palliative and Cancer Services.
The NUM plays an important role within a supportive team to ensure our patients have great experience while in our care.

The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager Palliative Care and cancer Service is to:

• lead, direct and co-ordinate patient or client care;
• ensure the practice of nursing and/or midwifery is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives.
• lead and co-ordinate the nursing/midwifery and multi-disciplinary 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 NUM 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/midwifery and care provision

Selection Criteria:
1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (APHRA).
2. Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to professional development
3. A demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services
4.Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development
5. Effective interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to engage, enable and manage teams
6. Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services.
7. Recent clinical experience in Acute Cancer Care Nursing

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

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