Nurse Unit Manager (Fixed Term Full Time)

Fixed Term Full Time (12-month Contract) | 38 Hours per week, with a monthly ADO

$69.38 - $71.91 per hour

About The Role

An exciting fixed-term opportunity is available for a Nurse Unit Manager from August 2026 to August 2027. The Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for the Grampians Health Edenhope acute services and Urgent Care Centre (UCC) service provision. This requires a focus on driving and supporting a caring, skilled, highly trained, and professional workforce culture that promotes learning and quality improvement using best evidence-based practice. Accommodation support may be provided for applicants residing outside of Edenhope.

Key Responsibilities

- In partnership with the Director of Nursing/Campus Manager, provide operational and strategic leadership for GH-E Acute and Urgent care services and actioning deliverables.
- Direct and coordinate clinical services to ensure optimal service delivery in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and quality.
- Provide monthly financial updates to the Campus Manager including budget variances, trends, performance and prompt notification of any issues through Monthly Accountability Meeting (MAM).
- Promoting and encouraging career development of all staff within the unit, including self, that aligns with clinical services plan, best practice and unit needs as indicated via relevant data.

Skills & Experience

- Current registration with AHPRA




- Demonstrated advanced clinical nursing skills with relevant experience in clinical specialty with a minimum of 5 years post graduate nursing experience
- Post-graduate qualification in nursing advantageous
- Experience in relevant management role

Culture & Benefits

- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to Fitness Passport membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job applications close: 03 August 2026.

Equal Opportunity

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent. Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

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📌 Nurse Unit Manager - Acute (Edenhope)
🏢 Grampians Health
📍 Edenhope