Nurse Unit Manager – Rehab & Palliative (Regional NSW)

Redstone Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to $5,000

Temporary accommodation up to 4 weeks

Fixed Monday–Friday hours

Flexible commencement

Regional lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Redstone Recruitment is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager for a Rehabilitation & Palliative Care unit in regional NSW, overseeing a 22-bed ward and outpatient services. This role requires hands-on leadership to develop teams, improve systems and shape service development.

You will manage admissions, staff development, budgets and daily operations, with a direct reporting line to the Director of Clinical Services and clinical support from senior nurses.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum five years’ postgraduate acute nursing experience.
• Experience across rehabilitation and palliative care.
• Confidence leading service improvements and supporting teams through change.
• Strong rostering, workforce planning and resource management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 14 inpatient rehabilitation beds, eight palliative care beds and outpatient rehabilitation services.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team delivering safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Strengthen rostering, workforce planning and daily operations.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Nurse leadership

Roster & workforce planning

Resource management

Change management

Education

AHPRA Registered Nurse

Job description

Redstone Recruitment is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager for a Rehabilitation & Palliative Care unit in regional NSW, overseeing a 22-bed ward and outpatient services. This role requires hands-on leadership to develop teams, improve systems and shape service development.

You will manage admissions, staff development, budgets and daily operations, with a direct reporting line to the Director of Clinical Services and clinical support from senior nurses.