Lead with purpose, inspire your team and make a meaningful difference to patient care as a Nursing Unit Manager with ISLHD.

$150,816.94 + 12% super & salary packaging | Permanent Full Time | Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital (SMH) | REQ687725 | Grade: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 | Applications close: 12 September 2026

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

As Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Outpatient Services at Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital, you will provide strategic and clinical leadership across a dynamic outpatient environment, ensuring patients receive safe, high-quality and person-centred care at every stage of their journey. You will lead, support and develop a multidisciplinary nursing team, champion evidence-based practice and clinical governance, and drive continuous improvement in service delivery and patient experience. Balancing clinical priorities with workforce, resource and financial management, you will play a key role in optimising patient flow, monitoring performance and responding effectively to the changing needs of the service. This is an opportunity to inspire a high-performing team, foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture, and make a meaningful impact on the delivery of healthcare across the Shoalhaven community.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the here.

A little about us.

is the main referral hospital for the , providing emergency care, medical, surgical, mental health and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on ventilated, high dependency and coronary patients, Children's Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre.

The hospital is currently undergoing a significant $440M redevelopment that will redefine how healthcare is delivered within the Region. Once complete in 2026,



the recent seven-storey Acute Services Building and refurbishments on the current hospital site will bring a focus on career development. allowing you to grow your career, acquire new skills and advance professionally as the hospital continues to develop. Within this redevelopment, a purpose-designed Mental Health Inpatient Unit will open for the first time at Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital, providing local consumers with access to comprehensive inpatient mental health care closer to home. There has never been a better time to join the progressive and expanding team in the Shoalhaven providing the highest standard of care to the Shoalhaven community.

To find out more about the redevelopment, visit our or watch the flythrough of the new hospital .

There are many benefits of living and working in the Shoalhaven. The region is home to some of Australia's most beautiful beaches, waterways and National Parks - with Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Valley only a short, 20-minute drive away - and is also host to many annual food and arts festivals and events.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

- - less tax and more take-home pay

- - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

- - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)





- - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

- Applicable vaccination requirements for a role.

- Working With Children Check (WWCC)

- Current AHPRA Registration

- Extensive recent post registration clinical experience and knowledge of current nursing issues in the required specialty

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Need more information or help applying?

- Visit the ISLHD website for , and

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- For role-related queries or help applying, contact Suzanne Lide at ​

ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.

📌 Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 - Outpatients - Shoalhaven Memorial Hosptial (Australia)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Australia