Nurse Unit Manager - Westernport Unit

Bayside Health; Koo Wee Rup; Vor Ort; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free onsite parking

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Employee Assistance Program (Converge)

Education and training opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Bayside Health is seeking a dedicated Nurse Unit Manager to join the Westernport Unit in KooWeeRup. The role focuses on delivering clinical services across residential aged care settings while upholding high standards of care, safety and service coordination.

The position sits at operational management level, contributing to planning and decision making within the service team and ensuring seamless patient care and team performance.

Qualifikationen

• Recent management experience including demonstrated leadership and people management expertise.
• Well-developed clinical and analytical skills relevant to the area of practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategically establish work priorities and manage time.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Aufgaben

• Provide clinical services to patients across all settings within KooWeeRup Hospital residential aged care.
• Operate at an executive level with input into planning and decision making as part of the service team.
• Support high standards of quality care, reliability and safety.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate care and service delivery.

Kenntnisse

Management experience

Leadership

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Autonomy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Regulatory standards knowledge

Ausbildung

RN qualification with AHPRA

Jobbeschreibung

Employment Status: Fixed Term Full Time (FTE 1.0) from 4/1/2027 to 7/6/2027

Location: KooWeeRup

Classification: NM11

Department: Westernport Unit

About Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focussed on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

About the Role

Bayside Health is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Nurse Unit Manager to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to your community while working in a supportive and innovative organisation.

The key objective of this position is to provide clinical services to patients across all settings within KooWeeRup Hospital residential aged care whilst achieving and maintaining high standards of quality care and service, reliability and safety. This will occur within the principles of care coordination, where patients/residents have access to a highly coordinated health care and community support system.

This position is at operational management level and will have input into planning and decision making processes as part of the service team.

Mandatory Requirements

• Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Recent management experience including demonstrated leadership and people management expertise.
• Well-developed clinical and analytical skills relevant to the area of practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategically, establish work priorities and manage time.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislative, regulatory and statutory requirements including relevant Standards.
• Current valid Police / Working with Children Checks.
• Current Victorian Driver’s License.
• Take advantage of free onsite parking
• Boost your take-home pay with generous salary packaging & novated leasing
• Feel supported with our Employee Assistance Program (Converge)
• Grow your skills through top-tier education and training partners
• Join a vibrant, collaborative team led by passionate leaders

Bayside Health embraces and welcomes applications from people from all walks of life, and we are committed to making it easy for you to come and work with us. We encourage you to apply regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ability, sexuality, family status, or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply to join us. We are here for you if your need support throughout our recruitment process.

The position description provides further details on duties and responsibilities and essential criteria which suitable applicants will be shortlisted.