Nurse Unit Manager

Corryong Health; Corryong; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Corryong Health in Corryong, Victoria, is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead the Acute and Residential nursing teams, coordinate staffing and resources, and uphold high-quality patient care.

The NUM will foster a supportive, compliant workplace culture, drive continuous improvement, and partner with community services to improve health outcomes for the Upper Murray region. This role requires RN registration and proven leadership in nursing operations.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications and current registration in Australia as a Registered Nurse (Essential).
• Developing, implementing and monitoring nursing care policies (Essential).
• Coordinating allocation of staff, budgets and resources (Essential).
• Monitor performance of nursing and support staff; provide leadership (Essential).
• Initiate studies to evaluate nursing service effectiveness (Essential).
• Promote relationships with community agencies and health providers (Essential).
• Contribute to quality, safety and risk management objectives (Essential).

Responsibilities

• Lead Acute and Residential Staff and Services.
• Coordinate staffing, resources and workflows for optimal patient outcomes.
• Foster a supportive, collaborative team environment and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with clinical standards and organisational policies.
• Drive professional development and a positive workplace culture.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Policy development

Resource coordination

Performance monitoring

Quality improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting and financial management

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) role is to provide management of Acute and Residential Staff and Services. To provide effective leadership and management of the nursing unit by fostering a supportive and collaborative team environment, ensuring safe and high-quality patient care, and maintaining compliance with clinical standards and organisational policies. The Nurse Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating staff, resources, and workflows to achieve optimal patient outcomes, while promoting professional development, continuous improvement, and a positive workplace culture.

Please refer to the attached position description for full details.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have:

• Tertiary qualifications and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency as a Registered Nurse (Essential)
• Developing, implementing and monitoring policies and objectives of nursing care as they apply to units, staff and community groups (Essential)
• Coordinating the allocation of human and material resources for a health service unit such as recruitment of staff, human resource management, preparation of budgets and fiscal management (Essential)
• Monitoring and controlling the performance of nursing and support staff within the unit, and providing leadership (Essential)
• Initiating studies to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services in the unit in relation to objectives, costs and nursing care (Essential)
• Promoting working relationships with community agencies and health and education providers (Essential)
• Contributing to organisational objectives in relation to quality, safety and risk management (Essential)

Please refer to the attached position description for full details.

ABOUT CORRYONG HEALTH:

Corryong Health operates as a Multipurpose Service (MPS), a flexible health care model designed to provide integrated health and aged care services in rural and remote areas.

Corryong Health serves as a key healthcare provider for the Upper Murray region, ensuring access to essential services. We constantly work towards building a service profile that reflects the entire community, to ensure people feel cared for, have an opportunity to be healthy, live well and are connected across the healthcare ecosystem. As the community population profile changes, so too does the Corryong Health service mix.

We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, safe care to our community and are regularly accredited against national standards, ensuring best practice across all services.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Corryong Health is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, contact the People & Culture team on [e-mail].

As part of our commitment to equity and inclusion, applicants are invited to complete voluntary demographic questions (e.g. gender, cultural background, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity, disability). This information is de-identified and used to improve our recruitment practices.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.