Nurse Unit Manager (Lvl 1) - Childrens Ward - Fairfield Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 38 hrs per week until April 2026
Location: Fairfield Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $2,435.70 per week
Requisition ID: REQ550092
Application Close Date: 09/02/2025
Interview Date Range: 12/02/2025 – 19/02/2025
Contact Details: Ngan Nguyen – (02) 9616 8404 | Ngan.Nguyen@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Are you a dedicated and experienced nursing professional looking for an exciting leadership opportunity?
Fairfield Hospital is seeking a compassionate and dynamic Nursing Unit Manager to join our Children’s Ward team on a maternity leave relief basis. This role offers you the chance to lead a skilled team of nurses, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care to our young patients and their families. With a focus on clinical excellence, team coordination, and patient-centered care, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining our high standards and fostering a supportive environment.
As the Nursing Unit Manager, you will oversee the daily operations of the Children’s Ward, including staff management, resource allocation, and quality improvement initiatives. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth functioning of the unit and promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. If you are a motivated leader with a passion for paediatric nursing and a commitment to making a difference in your community, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity at Fairfield Hospital.
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.
Where You'll Be Working
Fairfield hospital is located in one of NSW’s largest LGA’s and is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. This brings a range of experiences to hospital employees and provides varied learning and development experiences for all levels of Medical, Clinical, administrative and support roles.
Fairfield Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties. The team at Fairfield Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
The hospital sits close to public transport (T-Way), Public Schools, a major shopping centre and has an onsite cafeteria.
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) and Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements, and highlight what you will bring to add value to the Children’s Ward at Fairfield Hospital
- Highlight the main factors driving your interest in this position and express what aspects of joining the leadership team at Fairfield Hospital that motivates you the most?
- How do you ensure the effective coordination of patient care, unit management, and leadership within your role as a Nursing Unit Manager? Can you provide an example where this coordination significantly improved patient care outcomes?
- How do you foster a supportive environment where team members feel comfortable seeking guidance and feedback to enhance their professional growth and development?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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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.
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. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, 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.
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