Nurse Unit Manager (Lvl 3) - Postnatal Ward
Employment Type: Temporary full time, 38 hours per week, until April 2026.
Location: Campbelltown Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $2,619.70 per week
Requisition ID: REQ558412
Application Close Date: 23/03/2025
Interview Date Range: 26/03/2025 – 02/04/2025
Contact Details: Karen Sorensen | 0459 898 010 | karen.sorensen@health.nsw.gov.au
Join Our Team as a Postnatal Nurse Unit Manager at Campbelltown Hospital – Temporary Full-Time Opportunity!
About The Opportunity
Are you an experienced and compassionate nursing/midwifery leader ready to make a difference in postnatal care? We’re looking for a dedicated Nurse Unit Manager to join our Post Natal Team at Campbelltown Hospital. In this key role, you will oversee and manage the delivery of high-quality, culturally appropriate care in a fast-paced and supportive environment.
Our Post Natal ward is a 24 bed unit, caring for women and babies in our busy level 5 maternity unit. The service also provides direct management and oversight of the Midwifery discharge program. You will be supported by a fulltime Clinical Midwife Educator, and lactation Clinical Midwife Specialist’s
Where You'll Be Working
Be a part of a healthcare provider which is responsive to the needs of its consumers and shape the future of the community in which you live!
Campbelltown Hospital is one of NSW’s newest most progressive hospitals which services the community in which you live. This is an incredible opportunity to become part of the team which is dedicated to providing the best possible patient care to the Macarthur community and beyond. With state of the art facilities, the hospital is an exciting hub of diverse presentations and clinical experiences.
The management team focus on being approachable, innovative and being responsive to the feedback provided by the staff who make our hospital thrive. The team are forward thinkers who are looking to drive a sociable, friendly and vibrant environment where patient experience is at the forefront of every interaction.
We recognise value and are looking to ensure the highest quality team!
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 equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- 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 capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise
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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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