Nurse Unit Manager: Lead High-Care Memory Unit

Respect Group Limited; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

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Job summary

Respect Group Limited, Lyndoch Living in regional Australia, is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead our high care memory support unit, delivering confident clinical leadership and person-centred care. This full-time role offers Monday to Friday flexibility, opportunities to mentor staff, collaborate with families and residents, and to drive quality care in a well-supported environment.

You will guide a skilled team with education and leadership that helps residents thrive, while upholding

Qualifications

• Current RN registration with AHPRA.
• Experience in nursing leadership or management within high-care/memory support.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and manage teams, including performance development.
• Strong clinical knowledge and commitment to high-quality, person-centred care.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with residents, families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational and time management skills in a dynamic care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical and operational leadership in the high care unit, ensuring safe, high-quality, person-centred care at all times.
• Lead, support, and mentor nursing and care staff, fostering a positive, accountable, and engaged team culture.
• Oversee day-to-day unit operations, including staffing oversight, clinical coordination, and effective use of resources.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant clinical standards, policies, and regulatory requirements, and actively manage clinical risk.
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, responding to incidents, audits, and feedback to enhance care outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with residents, families, multidisciplinary teams, and senior leadership to support consistent, compassionate care delivery.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Staff mentoring

Clinical governance

People-centred care

Communication

Time management

Education

RN registration with AHPRA

Job description

Respect Group Limited, Lyndoch Living in regional Australia, is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead our high care memory support unit, delivering confident clinical leadership and person-centred care. This full-time role offers Monday to Friday flexibility, opportunities to mentor staff, collaborate with families and residents, and to drive quality care in a well-supported environment.

You will guide a skilled team with education and leadership that helps residents thrive, while upholding