Mental Health Nurse Unit Manager: Recovery-Focused Leadership

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to lead mental health nursing teams and deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused care.

You will provide clinical leadership, coordinate daily operations, mentor staff, and engage with families and multidisciplinary teams to support positive recovery outcomes. A supportive environment offers salary packaging, wellbeing programs, onsite childcare and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant qualification as described in the position.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders internally and externally.
• Commitment to recovery‑oriented and consumer‑focused practice.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical leadership and support to nursing staff to ensure safe, high‑quality care.
• Coordinating day‑to‑day clinical operations and workforce resources.
• Promoting recovery‑oriented, person‑centred care that upholds dignity and rights.
• Leading, coaching and supporting staff through supervision and development.
• Collaborating with consumers, families, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contributing to quality improvement, clinical governance and service development.
• Fostering a positive workplace culture emphasizing teamwork, inclusion and learning.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team-building

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Austin Health in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is seeking an Associate Nurse Unit Manager to lead mental health nursing teams and deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused care.

You will provide clinical leadership, coordinate daily operations, mentor staff, and engage with families and multidisciplinary teams to support positive recovery outcomes. A supportive environment offers salary packaging, wellbeing programs, onsite childcare and mentoring.