Nurse Manager Workforce Initiatives

NSW Health; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent health organization is seeking a part-time Nurse Manager to lead workforce initiatives and manage projects within the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce team. The ideal candidate will have management experience and a current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse. This role offers competitive remuneration of $70.44 - $71.74 per hour and is temporary until December 2026, with potential for ongoing employment.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Extensive management experience.
• Experience in managing organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce initiatives and projects.
• Manage stakeholder engagement.
• Analyze and interpret workforce data.

Skills

Management experience

Project management

Organizational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Customer focus

Education

Current registration with AHPRA

Job description

Overview

Lead meaningful change and drive innovative workforce models in a part-time job share Nurse Manager role within the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce team for Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD).

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 31 December 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3

Remuneration: $70.44 - $71.74 per hour

Hours Per Week: 16

Requisition ID: REQ612800

Where you'll be working

Vanderfield Building, on site at Royal North Shore Hospital Campus

What you'll be doing

The Nurse Manager (NM) Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Initiatives within the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce team NSLHD provides essential leadership to the successful implementation of key organisational-wide projects led by the Nurse Manager Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate and Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and where appropriate Ministry of Health (MoH). The Nurse Manager Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Initiatives is operationally and professionally accountable to the Nurse Manager Nursing and Midwifery Workforce for the strategic and operational monitoring of the NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery workforce plan.

The incumbent will manage projects as allocated, including managing stakeholder engagement and securing buy-in from key personnel in effectively implementing new business processes or service improvements within the Nursing & Midwifery Directorate.

The incumbent will facilitate overseas recruitment and Transitional Enrolled Nurse workforce, assist the annual GradStart and MidStart recruitment campaign and ongoing recruitment of Transitional Enrolled Nurses, in addition to any identified areas of recruitment or workforce initiatives within the NSLHD and MoH Workforce Strategies. The position will provide strategic advice to the Nurse Manager Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, NSLHD regarding opportunities for service improvement and impact of change and robust service reforms to support planning and development.

This position is responsible for supporting the NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce team in the managing and monitoring of Nursing and Midwifery workforce coordination and development. The position will analyse and interpret data from a variety of sources with a focus on the monitoring of Nursing and Midwifery NHPPD, BirthRate Plus, FTE reporting including analysis of premium labour utilisation; engagement and implementation of GradStarts, Transitional Enrolled Nurses, overseas recruitment and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cadets.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications and experience

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
• Demonstrated extensive management experience and understanding of workforce demands at an organisational level.
• Proven experience in project managing organisational change or business improvement initiatives.
• Excellent organisational skills with a proven capacity to manage concurrent activities of diverse nature, experience working in a high volume and challenging professional environment with an ability to prioritise, achieve business goals, and be customer focused.

Additional information

Need more information? For role related queries or questions contact Merryn Sheather on 0472 810 377 or email [e-mail].

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Applications Close: 23 October 2025