Requisition ID: REQ677712
Employment Type: Temporary Part - Time (until 5 July 2027)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Unit Manager - Level 1
Remuneration: $143,997.20 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours Per Week: Up to 32
Applications Close: 4 August 2026
Vaccination Category: A
Location: Wagga Wagga
* Job share considered
Make your mark in rural health, help lead the way in the Emergency department.
About the Opportunity
Are you an experienced nurse leader ready to make a lasting impact? Join Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Emergency Department as a Clinical Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and lead a dedicated team committed to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in one of regional NSW's largest referral hospitals.
As the NUM, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership across the unit, ensuring exceptional clinical outcomes, supporting staff development and fostering a positive, high-performing team culture. This is an exciting opportunity to influence service delivery, champion innovation and drive continuous improvement while making a meaningful difference to patients, families and staff every day.
To find out more, please review the Position Description
As the Clinical Nurse Unit Manager, you will:
- Provide clinical, operational and professional leadership for the nursing team.
- Coordinate safe, efficient and patient-centred care across the unit.
- Lead workforce planning, rostering, performance management and staff development.
- Manage human, financial and physical resources to achieve service and organisational goals.
- Foster a positive workplace culture built on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Promote evidence-based practice, clinical governance and compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care and effective discharge planning.
- Drive quality improvement initiatives, monitor key performance indicators and support innovation in clinical practice.
- Mentor, coach and support nurses, students and emerging leaders to achieve their full potential.
About You
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing nursing teams and services within an acute healthcare setting.
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build effective multidisciplinary relationships.
- Proven ability to lead change, inspire teams and foster a positive workplace culture.
- Commitment to patient-centred care, clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
- Experience managing staffing, resources, budgets and service delivery to achieve safe and efficient patient outcomes.
- Highly developed problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution skills.
Why join MLHD?
- At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job, we offer the chance to make a real difference.
- Make a Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in delivering essential health services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities.
- Attractive Remuneration – Enjoy competitive pay aligned with your skills and experience.
- Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
- Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs, Fitness Passport, and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.
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How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click apply now!
Please contact Alyssa Nesire, [email protected] if you have any questions about this role.
To complete your application, we will require a current CV, application letter and responses to application questions.
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have
