Overview
Nurse Unit Manager (Lvl 2) Acute Aged Care Ward - Campbelltown Hospital - Perm FT
South Western Sydney Local Health District
REQ
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $137,104.41 per annum
About the Opportunity
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is seeking a passionate and experienced Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 to lead the Acute Aged Care Ward at Campbelltown Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to take charge of a dynamic clinical environment and guide a dedicated team in delivering safe, compassionate, and culturally responsive care to our older patients. As the NUM, you’ll be responsible for the overall management of the ward—ensuring excellence in patient care, mentoring staff, and optimising resources to meet clinical and operational goals. You’ll play a vital role in shaping the culture of the unit, fostering collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven leadership in nursing and aged care settings
- Strong skills in staff development, performance management, and conflict resolution
- Expertise in managing human, physical, and financial resources
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
If you’re ready to lead with purpose and elevate aged care nursing, we want to hear from you. APPLY NOW!
What You’ll Be Doing
The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
Where You’ll Be Working
Campbelltown Hospital, located in the heart of the Macarthur region, is a leading tertiary hospital within the South Western Sydney Local Health District. This progressive hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care to the local community and beyond.
With state-of-the-art facilities and a dynamic, diverse team, Campbelltown Hospital offers a wide range of services, including cardiology, maternity, palliative care, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and aged-care services. The hospital also features specialised Mental Health and Cancer facilities, ensuring comprehensive care and support for patients.
The ongoing multi-million dollar redevelopment will further enhance the hospital's capabilities, introducing advanced equipment and amenities. The management team is committed to fostering a sociable, friendly, and vibrant environment where patient experience is paramount. They are approachable, innovative, and responsive to staff feedback, ensuring a supportive workplace culture.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
- Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the unit are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
Eligibility
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. We encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of Recent South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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