Nurse Unit Manager: Rural Health Leader

Murrumbidgee Local Health District; Murrumburrah; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Sign-on incentive up to $20,000

Rolling annual incentive up to $10,000

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Relocation assistance

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Job summary

Murrumburrah Harden Health Service in NSW is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead day-to-day operations, ensure safe, high-quality patient care and support a skilled nursing team.

You will provide clinical and operational leadership, manage staffing and resources, foster a positive culture and drive governance and quality improvement across the rural health service. This permanent full-time role offers incentives, generous leave loading and salary packaging options.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day nursing operations to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
• Manage staffing, rostering and workforce resources to meet clinical needs.
• Foster a positive workplace culture through leadership, coaching and staff development.
• Drive clinical governance, quality improvement initiatives and compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and service delivery.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

Staff development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Murrumburrah Harden Health Service in NSW is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead day-to-day operations, ensure safe, high-quality patient care and support a skilled nursing team.

You will provide clinical and operational leadership, manage staffing and resources, foster a positive culture and drive governance and quality improvement across the rural health service. This permanent full-time role offers incentives, generous leave loading and salary packaging options.