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Nurse Unit Manager

- Limited Term Full Time until end of June 2027 | 5 week's leave + monthly day off
- Join one of the largest public health services in the Eastern suburbs

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is "Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts".

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

An opportunity existsin Acute Specialist Clinics at Chandler house (Angliss hospital) for a passionate and enthusiastic Nurse to lead a busy department, striving to meet the needs of patients from the community by providing a range of specialist services. Specialist Clinics is looking for a Nurse Unit Manager,who is passionate about leadership, the patient journey and their outcomes.Approximately 160 000 occasions of service are provided annually across Eastern Health specialist clinics. These include new patients referred from the community, review appointments for ongoing care, and post admission follow up from Eastern Health’s network of hospitals. You will be working in collaboration with other sites within Eastern Health Acute Specialist Clinics and other multidisciplinary team to work with and lead your team to provide high quality care to our patients.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:





- Division 1 Nurse / Midwife Registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).
- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
- Post Graduate qualifications relevant to the position (desirable)
- Experience and understanding of Specialist Clinics (desirable)
- Demonstrated involvement in maintenance and improvement of clinical standards, with astrong commitment to high quality care
- High level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
- Computer literacy with proficiency with Microsoft Office software
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and the ability to work autonomously.
- Open, adaptable and innovative with demonstrated ability to prioritise workload.
- Demonstrated understanding of conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of Electronic Medical Record (EMR), patient administration system (IPM), and Clinical Patient Folder (CPF)
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice) . Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

Those that are offered and/or start between January and April do not require an up to date vaccination for Influenza to progress providing they are aware of its requirement later in the year. Those that are offered and/or start between May and December require the up to date Influenza vaccination prior to offer.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!





- Mentor and Shadowing program
- Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
- Study and professional development leave
- Friendly & supportive teams
- Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Fitness Passport for work-life balance
- Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones
- Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
- Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
- Access to Private Health Insurance offers
- Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
- Cafes at all of our Hospitals

Next Steps

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

Job Posting End Date: 30.9.2026

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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📌 Nurse Unit Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Eastern Health
📍 Melbourne