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Nurse Unit Manager 3 Perioperative Suite
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Nurse Unit Manager 3 Perioperative Suite
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Hunter New England Local Health District
Become our next leader at Belmont Hospital – shape the future of our Perioperative unit as our newest Nurse Unit Manager!
Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time
Position Classification:
Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration:
$136,692.20 per annum + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Location:
Belmont Hospital
Requisition ID:
REQ
Applications Close:
Monday, 29th September 2025
About The Role
The Belmont Perioperative Unit has a permanent full-time opportunity available for a dedicated and passionate Nurse Unit Manager (NUM).
The NUM Level 3 coordinates the whole Perioperative Services while providing clinical supervision, support and leadership to the staff to achieve customer focused quality care.
The Belmont Perioperative Unit is a fast-paced and dynamic unit that caters primarily for day only and overnight stay patients. The unit has four theatres, 9 PACU beds and an 8 chair Day Surgery post-operative area. This position is supported by Clinical NUM 1 and Clinical Nurse Educators who provide support for staff and students. The unit is staffed Monday to Friday with on call after hours and weekends to support Belmont Emergency Cases.
Our successful candidate will have considerable instrument & circulating nurse experience across multiple specialities, with recent nurse unit manager experience essential. You will have high-level communication and interpersonal skills, and will possess the ability to assess and supervise the professional competence and performance of staff. Experience across the wider service inclusive of anaesthetics, PACU and Day Surgery would be highly advantageous. You will be supported in this position by the Deputy Director of Nursing & Director of Nursing, as well as ongoing support from the CNUM level 1 of the Perioperative Unit. Orientation and supernumerary time will be allocated to ensure your success in this role.
What You\'ll Be Doing
The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager 3 is to manage, lead and organise the nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team to enable safe and productive patient flow throughout the Perioperative Unit.
Lead and co-ordinate the nursing and multi-disciplinary care team at unit level.
Monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the unit.
As the leader of the unit, the NUM will demonstrate their capability through attitude, skills, behaviour, and attributes.
Demonstrate broad perioperative nursing experience and knowledge.
Understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery.
Demonstrate professional integrity; ethical conduct, accountability, advocacy, enabling others.
Cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective teamwork.
Essential Criteria
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with Authority to Practice with AHPRA
Where You'll Be Working
Belmont Hospital offers a unique opportunity to make a difference. The workspace is open, clean, and filled with natural light providing a pleasant ambience for staff, patients, and visitors. Our team has an enthusiastic sense of community and are dedicated and motivated to provide quality care across all services.
Situated at the northern end of Lake Macquarie surrounded by picturesque views, coastal walking tracks, family friendly parks and lakeside picnic areas and award-winning restaurants and cafes. Nearby you will find the most stunning beaches in NSW to relax on and explore. Only 2 hours' drive north of Sydney with flights from the nearby Newcastle airport enable easy access to all major cities in Australia.
Additional Information
An eligibility list will be created for future Permanent or temporary full time and Permanent or temporary part-time vacancies.
To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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For role related queries or questions contact
Louise Giles |
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description. For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022 prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay. Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via or.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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