What your day could look like
As a Nurse Unit Manager, you'll play a vital role in strengthening care delivery for the Goondiwindi community. From leading your team with clarity and confidence to ensuring safe, high-quality practice, you'll help create an environment where patients receive exceptional care and staff feel supported to grow.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Leading clinical and operational priorities to deliver safe, person-centred care with measurable outcomes.
Supporting and developing your team through coaching, guidance, and a positive learning culture.
Driving quality, safety and improvement initiatives that uplift care standards across the service.
Using evidence, insight and collaboration to guide decision-making and support innovation.
Let's talk about you!
You're someone who leads with purpose and compassion, bringing integrity, courage and a strong sense of responsibility to every decision you make. You're proud of the impact you make, shaping high-quality care, guiding teams through complexity, and helping create a workplace where dignity and innovation thrive.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with relevant clinical experience.
Strong leadership capability, including people management and team development.
Confidence using clinical and operational systems to support informed decision-making.
Experience contributing to quality, safety and service improvement initiatives.
You'll stand out if you bring experience in rural health settings and/or postgraduate studies in nursing, management or health leadership.
Most importantly, you're committed to making a difference, uplifting your team, and embracing the opportunities that come with regional practice, shaping a service grounded in compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements.
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety.
Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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