Nurse Unit Manager, Transit Lounge

Northern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Beaches Hospital is seeking an outstanding nursing leader to join our team in a permanent full-time opportunity. You are a clinician who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, driving operational excellence and fostering high-performing teams within a dynamic environment.

The Transit Lounge Nurse Unit Manager role combines administrative and clinical duties to ensure smooth operation and clinical success of the Transit Lounge.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse-Division 1 with APHRA is essential.
• Relevant management qualification or strong equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to lead clinical teams and drive quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily scheduling and resource allocation for efficiency and patient flow.
• Develop policies, procedures, and competency frameworks.
• Lead quality activities and manage operational data for continuous improvement.
• Oversee onboarding, education, and ongoing staff development.
• Foster collaboration with wards, ward clerks, NUMs, rehab facilities and pharmacy.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Clinical governance

Change management

Education

APHRA-registered Nurse

Management qualification or equivalent

Tools

Roster management systems

Electronic medical records

Job description

Northern Beaches Hospital is seeking an outstanding nursing leader to join our team in a permanent full-time opportunity. You are a clinician who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, driving operational excellence and fostering high-performing teams within a dynamic environment.

What you’ll be doing

We are currently seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and highly skilled leader to support and improve Transit Lounge as a Nurse Unit Manager (NUM). The Transit Lounge NUM is a clinical NUM role that combines administrative, clinical, technical, and educational responsibilities to facilitate the smooth operation and clinical success of the Transit Lounge at NBH.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate daily scheduling and resource allocation to support operational efficiency and patient flow.

Develop and maintain policies, procedures, competency frameworks, and clinical protocols.

Participate in quality activities and managing operational data to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Support onboarding, education, competency assessment, and ongoing development of staff and teams.

Build strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders being the wards, ward clerks and NUM’s as well as rehab facilities and pharmacy.

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
• Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) AND Relevant management tertiary qualification OR equivalent work experience, OR a combination of study and work experience; and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
• Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in change management and initiating a new service delivery model within an established service.
• Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focused care, clinical governance and quality improvement.

Other Information

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position

Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1

Remuneration: $2,759.70 per week

Hours Per Week: 38

Where you’ll be working: The Transit Lounge is a fast paced short stay transition from inpatient to discharge home of to a facility. We typically see between 20-30 patients a day and managed with 2 registered nurses. Operating hours are Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 18:00.

For role related queries or questions contact Kristen Boyd on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 4 November 2026