Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency

Latrobe Regional Health; Traralgon; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging up to $9,000 per year

Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,-

Professional development encouragement

Staff Wellbeing Centre access

Discounts and social club activities

Résumé du poste

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager – Emergency to join the regional hospital’s Emergency Department on a full-time fixed-term contract from January 2027 to January 2028. The role delivers strategic and operational leadership to ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centred care and efficient department performance in Gippsland.

You will lead workforce planning, patient flow and quality initiatives while managing budgets and compliance.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration is required.
• Relevant tertiary and postgraduate qualification.
• Minimum five years' clinical experience, preferably in emergency or acute settings.

Responsabilités

• Lead the operational management of the Emergency Department to ensure safe, efficient, patient-centred service delivery.
• Oversee workforce planning, rostering, performance management and staff wellbeing.
• Manage patient flow, resource allocation and departmental priorities to optimise access and outcomes.
• Oversee budgets, performance indicators, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Lead quality improvement and service development initiatives while promoting clinical excellence.

Connaissances

Nurse leadership

AHPRARN registration

Emergency/acute care experience

Workforce planning

Budget management

Quality improvement

Formation

Nursing degree

Postgraduate qualification

Description du poste

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Nurse Unit Manager role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Emergency team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Nurse Unit Manager Emergency to join our growing on a full time (1.0EFT) fixed term January 2027 - January 2028.

The Nurse Unit Manager (Emergency) is responsible for leading the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-centred care within the Emergency Department at Latrobe Regional Health. Reporting to the General Manager Critical Services, this role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure the department operates efficiently, meets performance expectations and delivers contemporary emergency care aligned with best practice standards.

As a key clinical leader, the Nurse Unit Manager oversees workforce management, patient flow, quality and safety initiatives, financial performance and service improvement activities while fostering a positive culture of accountability, collaboration and clinical excellence.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Nurse Unit Manager Emergency is to:

• Lead the operational management of the Emergency Department, ensuring safe, efficient and patient-centred service delivery.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment, rostering, skill mix and performance management to support service demands and staff wellbeing.
• Oversee patient flow, resource allocation and operational priorities to optimise access, throughput and patient outcomes.
• Manage departmental budgets, performance indicators, risk management activities and compliance with organisational and regulatory requirements.
• Lead quality improvement, innovation and policy implementation initiatives that enhance clinical care and operational performance.
• Support the development, engagement and professional growth of staff while promoting a positive and collaborative team culture.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, together with a relevant tertiary and postgraduate qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to effectively lead, motivate and develop high-performing healthcare teams.
• Sound clinical knowledge, skills and a minimum of five years' clinical experience, ideally within emergency or acute healthcare settings.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary service delivery framework.
• Experience managing operational performance, patient flow, workforce planning and service improvement initiatives within a complex healthcare environment.
• A strong commitment to professional development, quality improvement, patient safety and delivering exceptional health outcomes.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: ***************@lrh.com.au

Applications Close: 19 November 2026

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.