Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 7 February 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $2,627.63
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ642829
Nursing Leaders - The Orthopaedic Ward at Royal North Shore Hospital is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to lead the team in the role of Nursing Unit Manager. The position is full time until February 2027.
5W and 5E together make up 60 orthopaedic specialty beds within the Clinical Services Building at RNSH. We are a major tertiary referral hospital as well as a trauma centre for NSW. We have a dynamic nursing team as well as interdisciplinary team of allied health staff within our unit, with a strong focus on patient centred care.
The Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) will manage a unit or ward in order to provide a quality standard of care to NSLHD Patients.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
* Registered Nurse-Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience; and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
* Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
* Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and support a clinical team.
* Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications, roster management systems and electronic medical records.
* Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in change management and initiating a new service delivery model within an established service.
* Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focused care, clinical governance and quality improvement.
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For role related queries or questions contact Ashleigh Tracey on or 02 9463 1923.
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.
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Applications Close: 9 March 2026