Nurse Unit Manager Level 3, Mental Health Intensive Care Unit (MHICU) - Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until January 2028)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $154,876.43 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ686703
Location: Randwick, Sydney

Applications close date: 30 August 2026

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Come Work With Us!

We are looking for a caring, positive and engaging nursing leader experienced in mental health who excels in management and wants to belong to a progressive and innovative industry leading team? Come and join our team in MHICU, providing highly specialised care to consumers in crisis.

Where you'll be working

Mental Health Intensive Care Unit - ESMHS, located on the Prince of Wales Hospital campus, Randwick

Additional Benefits

- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)



for employees and family members.
- Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.

Selection Criteria:

1. Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel as required in role.
2. Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitment to career development.
3. Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to lead a team with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice and person-centred practice.
4. Demonstrated ability to analyse verbal and written communication and make decisions or inferences from the data, including an ability to analyse complex numerical data and draw logical conclusions.
5. Demonstrated experience in the management of quality and safety processes, including the ability to analyse patterns and trends within new or unique sets of data.
6. Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care.
7. Demonstrated experience in leading and implementing change and developing direction in clinical practice within a person-centred framework, including an ability to recognise,



understand and influence own and others’ emotions.
8. Leadership experience in the initiation and development of team goals and plans, and the use feedback to inform future planning.

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your application

Application close: 30 August 2026

For more information we encourage you to contact Deirdre Carberry on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Interviews are expected to be held between 7 September 2026 and 11 September 2026

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position

Our values and commitment to diversity

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and secure for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email

📌 Nurse Unit Manager Level 3, Mental Health Intensive Care Unit (MHICU) -ESMHS (Sydney)
🏢 South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney