Nurse Unit Manager

Geelong Grammar School; Mansfield; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Superannuation

Job summary

Geelong Grammar School's Timbertop Health Centre seeks a Nurse Unit Manager to lead nursing and allied staff, delivering emergency nursing, pastoral care and student wellbeing in a remote boarding campus. You will coordinate clinical services and staff, ensuring high standards of care and a supportive environment for students and staff.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, supervise rosters, manage medications, and liaise with doctors, physiotherapists and welfare staff, reporting to campus

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the relevant professional body.
• Experience in a nursing leadership or management role.
• Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of contemporary healthcare practices.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Ability to thrive in a remote, residential school setting

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Timbertop Health Centre and ensure compliance with policy and regulations.
• Supervise nursing and support staff, maintain rosters and training needs.
• Ensure nursing staff assess and manage illness, injuries and accidents.
• Provide regular updates and reports to campus leadership on student health and wellbeing.
• Order, store, monitor and administer medications and medical supplies.
• Refer students to doctors, physio, counsellors and allied health professionals as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate nursing records and ensure confidentiality.
• Comply with OH&S regulations in work practices and environment.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Clinical knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder management

Remote residential setting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

Job description

Join a vibrant school community where your leadership will help support the health, wellbeing and success of students.

The Nurse Unit Manager leads and manages the Timbertop Health Centre and reports to the Campus Business Manager | Timbertop. The role includes the full range of nursing duties along with the responsibility of supervising a team of nursing and support staff that provide medical care and services to students (and staff where required). The role requires the ability to build relationships and work in partnership with external care providers, including doctors and physiotherapists. The role also has a close working relationship with the Timbertop Leadership Team and medical and welfare staff at the School's Corio campus. On-site accommodation is not provided as part of this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to, provideadiverse range of emergency nursing and pastoral care services and individualized holistic health care for students,support staff development, and ensure the highest standards of care in a collaborative and supportive environment.

What you will be doing

Management and Coordination

Manage the day-to-day operations of the Timbertop Health Centre and ensure that all its functions are carried out in accordance with school policy and procedures and that they comply with current regulations and legislation.

Supervise and coordinate the nursing and support staff working within the Timbertop Health Centre, including maintaining rosters, ensuring high standards of performance and service delivery and identifying professional development needs and coordinating provision of appropriate training.

Ensure nursing staff accurately assess and manage illness, injuries and accidents.

Provide regular updates and reports to the Head of Timbertop and Campus Heads of Boarding and Wellbeing on the health and wellbeing of students as required.

Order, store, monitor and administer medications and medical supplies in accordance with drugs, poisons and controlled substances regulations.

Nursing

Refer students (and staff) to doctors, physiotherapists, counsellors and other allied health professionals as appropriate.

Liaise with other health workers, school personnel and parents.

Collect blood, urine and other samples for pathology.

Provide safe, caring and restorative supervision for inpatients.

Provide health screening for new students.

Provide basic first aid and assessment for staff, families and visitors.

Maintain accurate, up to date nursing records.

Ensure all information concerning patients is maintained in the strictest confidence.

Comply with OH&S regulations in work practices and maintenance of environment and equipment.

What we are looking for

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the relevant professional body.

Demonstrated experience in a nursing leadership or management role.

Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of contemporary healthcare practices.

Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.

A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence

Ability to thrive in a remote, residential school setting

Willingness to engage in all aspects of campus life

What we offer

• The chance to make a meaningful impact on the health, wellbeing and success of students and staff.
• Attractive salary and superannuation

About us

Geelong Grammar School is one of the world's leading co-educational boarding and day schools. Offering exceptional educational opportunities across three campuses from Early Learning to Year 12, Geelong Grammar School is committed to making a positive difference for students, staff, and the community. We believe in prioritising positive education and wellbeing, adventure, creativity and academic rigour, and we value wisdom.

Timbertop (approximately 245 students) is a boarding campus for all Year 9 students, located near Mt Buller in Victoria's Alps. All teaching staff live on the campus and students spend the entire year at Timbertop taking part in hiking, recreational and community service activities.

Timbertop Health Centre provides a diverse range of emergency nursing and pastoral care services and individualized holistic health care for students at Timbertop. It supports the rigorous outdoor education programme and student participation in the programme as well as conducting emergency nursing as required in the field.

Applications close at 5:00pm on Tuesday the 29thof September 2026

Please be aware that applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, and interviews and offers may occur prior to the closing date.

Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse.