Fixed Term Full Time (Until December 2026) | 40 hours per week with a monthly ADO
$71.91 per hour (NM11)
About the Role
An exciting fixed-term opportunity is available for a Nurse Unit Manager to join our Community Services team in Stawell. With an immediate start available, this is a fixed term role, available until 31 December 2026. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership capability while supporting the continued delivery of safe, high-quality and person-centred community services. The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational and clinical leadership of the service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care through a caring, skilled and professional workforce.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visible clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based and person-centred community services.
- Lead and support multidisciplinary teams by fostering a positive workplace culture focused on collaboration, staff wellbeing, learning and continuous quality improvement.
- Drive service improvement, strategic initiatives and change management to strengthen the integration, quality and sustainability of Community Programs.
- Oversee operational performance, workforce planning, budgets and key performance indicators, while working collaboratively with the Director, Community Programs and key stakeholders.
Skills & Experience
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a clinical or community health setting.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and team leadership skills.
- Experience in delivering high-quality, person-centred care and driving continuous improvement.
- Sound operational and financial management skills, including workforce planning and budgeting.
- Postgraduate qualifications in management or a related field (or willingness to undertake further study) are highly regarded.
This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Nurse Unit Manager (NM11) which is paid at $71.91 per hour.
Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to Fitness Passport membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
Interested?
if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Rachel Fishlock, General Manager – Aged and Community Care programs, on 0437 189 933 for a confidential discussion.
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
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About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
