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Employment Type: Temporary Part Time from 13 July 2026 - 18 July 2027
Position Classification: Nurse Mgr Gde 2
Remuneration: $73.16 - $74.62
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ673611
Application Close: 13 July 2026
Interviews Details: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date
About the service
Nurse Manager – Lead, Inspire, and Deliver Excellence in Nursing Care
Are you an experienced nursing professional with strong leadership skills? Join Southern as a Nurse Manager and play a pivotal role in managing nursing services that deliver safe, compassionate, and quality care to our rural community.
Take the lead in shaping the future of rural health at Southern.
Support for
- Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Salary packaging options
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
- A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
- Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
What you'll be doing
The After Hours Nurse Manager coordinates after-hours patient care services including movements into, through and out of inpatient units across the Facilities. This position leads and supports after hours clinical staff by redeploying and coordinating replacement staff to achieve a seamless patient, client or consumer journey.
Selection Criteria
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Relevant management qualification and/or equivalent experience.
- Well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication, consultation and negotiation skills necessary to build and maintain collaborative relationships with individuals and other health professionals.
- Proven ability to provide leadership and direction to staff with demonstrated capacity to manage clinical services, apply problem solving strategies and support continuous quality improvement.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to contribute to service development, planning and change management.
- Demonstrated ability to implement and monitor nursing resource allocations, FTE and workload to meet facility performance requirements.
- Proven ability to function effectively as part of team and to work successfully with other professionals and disciplines.
- Current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.
We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team
Information for applicants
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2026_004: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
At Southern NSW Local Health District, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact
[email protected] for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
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For role related queries or questions contact Carol Baines on [email protected]
