Nurse Unit Manager - Wards 2F/2FX - 1 East /1 West

I Work For Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Relocation assistance

Flexible working

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals in Adelaide’s north deliver surgical day and inpatient care. As Nurse Unit Manager, you will lead skilled nursing teams across Wards 2F/2FX and 1 West/1 East, guiding leadership for each shift and influencing outcomes through effective people management and clinical governance.

You will ensure safe, person-centred care, drive rostering and workforce planning, and partner with medical colleagues to optimise patient flow, care transitions and multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience.
• Demonstrated nursing leadership or management experience in an acute surgical inpatient and/or day procedure unit setting.
• Sound understanding of contemporary workforce management, including rostering and performance support.
• Ability to lead teams through change while maintaining staff wellbeing and clinical standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in multidisciplinary environments.
• Commitment to fostering and promoting person centred practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and clinical leadership across Wards 2F and 2FX (Lyell McEwin Hospital) to ensure safe, person-centred care.
• Drive workforce planning, rostering, and staff development to maintain a capable nursing team.
• Partner with medical and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient flow and care transitions.
• Contribute to quality improvement, accreditation activity, and clinical governance aligned with priorities.
• Provide day-to-day operational and clinical leadership across Wards 1 West and 1 East (Modbury Hospital) to ensure safe care.
• Drive workforce planning, rostering, and staff development to maintain a capable nursing team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient flow and transitions.
• Contribute to quality improvement, accreditation activity, and governance aligned with priorities.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Workforce planning

Roster management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Communication

Education

RN with AHPRA

Job description

SA Health
Job reference: 933895
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112 & MODBURY 5092
• Wards 2F (Day Procedure Unit) and 2FX at Lyell McEwin Hospital
• Wards 1 East and 1 West (Day Procedure Unit) at Modbury Hospital

About the Role:

Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals are some of South Australia's busiest tertiary referral centres, and Wards 2F and 2FX at Lyell McEwin and Wards 1 East and 1 West at Modbury are at the heart of Surgical day and inpatient care. As Nurse Unit Manager, you will lead a skilled nursing team delivering high-quality care in these surgical environments — and your leadership will have influence on every shift, every outcome, and every person coming into your units.

Key Responsibilities

Lyell McEwin Hospital

• Provide day-to-day operational and clinical leadership across Wards 2F (Day Procedure Unit 8 chairs) and 2FX (11 bed Surgical Ward), to ensure safe, person-centred care is delivered consistently
• Drive workforce planning, rostering, and staff development to maintain a capable and supported nursing team
• Partner with medical, allied health, and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient flow and care transitions
• Contribute to quality improvement, accreditation activity, and clinical governance processes aligned with NALHN priorities

Modbury Hospital

• Provide day-to-day operational and clinical leadership across Wards 1 West (Day Procedure Unit 20 chairs) and 1 East (11 bed Surgical Ward), to ensure safe, person-centred care is delivered consistently
• Drive workforce planning, rostering, and staff development to maintain a capable and supported nursing team
• Partner with medical, allied health, and multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate patient flow and care transitions
• Contribute to quality improvement, accreditation activity, and clinical governance processes aligned with NALHN priorities

Key Attributes

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA), with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated experience in a nursing leadership or management role within an acute surgical inpatient and/or day procedure unit setting
• Sound understanding of contemporary workforce management, including rostering and performance support
• Proven ability to lead teams through change while maintaining staff wellbeing and clinical standards
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills in multidisciplinary environments
• Commitment to fostering and promoting person centred practice

To be eligible for this position, you must beRegistered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive teams.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal,paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Withover 7,500employees, NALHNemphasisesquality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, andequitablehealth outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in‑hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

• From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
• Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
• NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
• SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
• We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

Role Description and Further Information:

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.