Nurse Unit Manager (Emergency Department)
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 32 hours per week
Temporary Full Time, working 38 hours per week up until Dec 2025/ Jan 2026
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Nursing Unit Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $2,435.69 per week / $64.09 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ560410
Application Close Date: 30/03/2025
Interview Date Range: 02/04/2025 – 09/04/2025
Contact Details: Amanda Wheatley - 0447 728 992 | Amanda.Wheatley1@health.nsw.gov.au
About The Opportunity
Liverpool Hospital are recruiting for a dedicated, enthusiastic and experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead the team within the Emergency Department.
The Nursing Unit Manager provides leadership and maintains an effective working relationship with staff, other health professionals and customers of the organization with a primary focus on daily operations of the Emergency Department. We would love for you to join our highly experienced leadership team.
You will be able to see potential in others and you will be a person of influence who can drive positive change in the team.
Where You'll Be Working:
- Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
- The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
- Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
- Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
- Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
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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. Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
- Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasizing the value you intend to bring to the Emergency Department.
- Highlight the main factors driving your interest in this position and express what aspects of joining the Emergency Department that motivates you the most.
- Outline what aspects of taking on a leadership role within the Emergency Department excite you and align with your professional aspirations. Give us an insight to your leadership style and how you will apply this in the role.
- Give an example of your approach to tailoring educational content for adults in a workplace setting, taking into consideration diverse learning styles, and how you plan to adapt your strategies to ensure effective skill transfer and development within the team?
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Additional Information
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