Acute & Urgent Care Nurse Unit Manager

Skilled Nursing; Etheridge Shire; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal and professional development

Salary packaging benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Accommodation assistance

Job summary

Rural Northwest Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead the Acute and Urgent Care centre at the Warracknabeal Campus. The role oversees day-to-day clinical operations, rosters, and performance management to ensure safe, person-centered care.

The successful candidate will have postgraduate training in leadership and nursing, current AHPRA registration, and a commitment to quality improvement and team development within a supportive, community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate training in aged care or acute medical nursing.
• Postgraduate leadership and management education or plans to undertake.
• Ability to lead and manage a team to deliver safe, person-centered care.
• Knowledge of Safe Patient Care Act and NSQHS Standards.
• Commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Experience developing rosters and workforce planning.
• Adaptability to competing demands.
• Annual influenza vaccination.
• Current Police Clearance, Working with Children Check and NDIS Check, or willingness to obtain.
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Acute and Urgent Care centre at the Warracknabeal Campus.
• Oversee day-to-day clinical operations, rosters, and performance management.
• Ensure safety and quality aligned with standards.
• Coordinate resources, equipment and facilities.
• Support performance development of the clinical team.

Skills

Aged care leadership

Clinical nursing

Leadership & management

Quality improvement

Roster management

Workforce planning

Policy knowledge

Adaptive to demands

Vaccination compliance

AHPRA registration

Education

Postgraduate leadership training

Postgraduate nursing / aged care

Job description

Rural Northwest Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead the Acute and Urgent Care centre at the Warracknabeal Campus. The role oversees day-to-day clinical operations, rosters, and performance management to ensure safe, person-centered care.

The successful candidate will have postgraduate training in leadership and nursing, current AHPRA registration, and a commitment to quality improvement and team development within a supportive, community-focused environment.