RN Level 3.2 - Nurse Unit Manager, Nursing & Midwifery Resource Office

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 156,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

City living benefits

Salary Packaging with fringe benefits

Flexible working conditions

Relocation assistance for interstate

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead the Nursing & Midwifery Resource Office at Canberra Hospital. This part-time, temporary role focuses on recruitment, workforce planning, and transition programs for RNs and ENs to support staffing across the hospital.

The role offers flexible working conditions, competitive pay with 12% super, and opportunities for extension or permanency. relocate assistance may be considered for interstate candidates.

Qualifications

• Lead recruitment and manage relief and casual pools.
• Support transition programs for RNs and ENs.
• Collaborate across divisions to solve staffing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engine room of nursing at Canberra Health Services.
• Drive recruitment and support transition programs for RNs/ENs.
• Manage relief and casual pools to ensure staffing coverage.

Job description

RN Level 3.2 - Nurse Unit Manager, Nursing & Midwifery Resource Office

Employment Type: Part Time, Temporary 6-12months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.2 (P12050)
Salary: $141,990 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital
Section: Nursing & Midwifery Resource Office
Closing Date: 30 September 2026

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Lead the engine room of nursing at Canberra Health Services! As Nurse Manager of the Nursing & Midwifery Resource Office, you’ll drive recruitment, manage the relief and casual pools, and support transition programs for RNs and ENs. Collaborate across divisions to solve staffing challenges, lead a dedicated team, and shape the future of nursing workforce strategy.

If you’re passionate about people, planning, and making things happen-this is your moment to lead with impact.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Suvechha Ghimire at 02-5124 1***.