Nurse Unit Manager, Aged Care — Lead & Elevate Patient Care

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District; Georges River; On-site; AUD 136,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9K

Employee benefits package

12 days off per year

Training & development

Gym membership discount

EAP for staff and family

Job summary

St George Hospital, part of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, seeks a Nurse Unit Manager 2 for 4 East Aged Care. This permanent full-time leadership role oversees ward operations, supports clinical governance and leads the nursing and multidisciplinary team.

You will ensure safe, high‑quality patient care, drive quality improvement, and engage with staff and patients to deliver compassionate services. Eligibility includes current AHPRA RN registration and relevant management experience.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of health care services.
• Proven ability in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills to engage, enable and manage teams.
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services.
• Demonstrated recent management experience in an acute care facility.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct and co-ordinate patient or client care across the ward/unit.
• Ensure nursing practice is safe and efficient with quality improvement.
• Lead and co-ordinate the nursing and multidisciplinary care team at the ward/unit level.
• Monitor and manage the business and management functions of the ward/unit.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Quality improvement

Clinical governance

Education

Management qualification or equivalent

Job description

St George Hospital, part of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, seeks a Nurse Unit Manager 2 for 4 East Aged Care. This permanent full-time leadership role oversees ward operations, supports clinical governance and leads the nursing and multidisciplinary team.

You will ensure safe, high‑quality patient care, drive quality improvement, and engage with staff and patients to deliver compassionate services. Eligibility includes current AHPRA RN registration and relevant management experience.