Operating Theatre NUM

Far West Local Health District; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 139,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking an experienced Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) Level 3 to lead a multi-disciplinary team in Broken Hill. You will oversee nursing operations, drive patient-flow improvements, and ensure clinical excellence while managing resources within NSW Health standards.

This permanent full-time role includes a Recruitment Incentive Package up to $10,000 and professional development support, with a commitment to rural and remote healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Current nursing/midwifery registration with AHPRA.
• Tertiary qualifications in nursing and/or health management with at least five years post-graduate nursing clinical experience.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and manage multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to ensure safe, efficient use of human, physical and financial resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead and organise the nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team to enable good patient flow and care.
• Monitor and manage ward/unit business and management processes.
• Demonstrate professional integrity, accountability and advocacy for patients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Conflict resolution

Team coordination

Education

Nursing degree

Health management qualification

Job description

This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 Remuneration: $154,876.43 + superannuation Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ705366 Location: Broken Hill Are you ready to take that next step in your nursing career in an exciting management role? Great opportunity to join a supportive team and where you can make a real impact in providing the best patient experience. Only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need on your doorstep Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager is to manage, lead and organise the nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team to enable good patient flow process. Lead and co-ordinate the nursing and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level. Monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit. As the leader of the unit, the NUM will demonstrate their capability through attitude, skills, behaviour, and attributes. Demonstrate broad nursing/midwifery experience and knowledge. Understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery. Demonstrate professional integrity; ethical conduct, accountability, advocacy, enabling others. Cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective teamwork.

What is on offer

• 5 weeks annual leave.
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!).
• Enjoy up to $9k for living expenses.
• $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
• Novated Leasing.
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month.
• Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing.
• Isolation and Climate Allowance.
• Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career.
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing.

Selection Criteria

• Current nursing/midwifery registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, excellent written, verbal communication skills and ability to negotiate resolutions and manage conflict.
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing services in the critical care environment.
• Demonstrated focus on service excellence through the ability to read and act on issues quickly, decisively and effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and share professional expertise to enhance patient/client care.
• Demonstrated ability to guide others to analyse problems and apply a range of solutions.
• Tertiary qualifications in nursing and/or health management with minimum of five years post graduate nursing clinical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the unit are managed to deliver safe and efficient health care within available resources.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, coach, mentor, encourage and guide others to enable them to reach their full potential and effectively adapt to ongoing change within a multidisciplinary group with broad clinical experience and knowledge.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and ability to use a variety of NSW Health computer applications (e.g. word processing, excel and databases).

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare. Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Broken Hill

A true "Oasis in the Outback", Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia's first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability. With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

Applications Close: 12 November 2026

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