This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-led provider where clinical standards, resident dignity and staff development are genuinely prioritised.
Our Client is an established, community-focused aged care provider with a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, person-centred care.
With experienced senior leadership, established nursing teams and support from a central Quality function, the organisation provides its clinical leaders with the structure and resources needed to achieve meaningful improvements.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Clinical Care Manager, the Nurse Unit Manager will provide operational and clinical leadership across an allocated residential care unit.
You will lead Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Personal Care Workers, helping them build confidence, strengthen clinical practice and consistently deliver safe, high-quality care.
This role combines clinical leadership, staff mentoring, workforce management and quality improvement. You will remain connected to residents and frontline care while having the authority to improve systems, documentation, accountability and team performance.
What is on offer
Competitive salary up to $122,000 + super
Salary packaging up to $15,900
Monday to Friday working arrangements
Shared on-call roster
Support from experienced senior Registered Nurses
Access to a central Quality and clinical governance team
Salary packaging benefits
Free onsite parking
A genuine opportunity to mentor and shape the clinical team




An established management structure with clear reporting lines
About you
You will be a clinically strong Registered Nurse who enjoys developing people, improving standards and creating a positive, accountable workplace culture.
Our Client is ideally seeking someone with approximately three years of senior clinical or management experience within residential aged care. Experienced Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Care Coordinators and senior nursing leaders would be ideal for this role
What you will bring:
Minimum 3 years' experience managing clinical care in an aged care setting
Strong clinical assessment, care planning and decision-making skills
Proven leadership, mentoring and people management experience
Experience managing performance, conflict and workforce expectations
Knowledge of the Aged Care Quality Standards and clinical governance
Working knowledge of SIRS, AN-ACC and restrictive practices
Experience with medication management and clinical documentation
Confidence communicating with residents and their families
Robust organisation, problem-solving and report-writing skills
A genuine commitment to person-centred care and resident dignity
An NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain one
This chance will suit a capable clinical leader who wants to remain connected to care delivery while having the scope to improve clinical outcomes, team capability and the overall resident experience.
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📌 Nurse Unit Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Healthcare Australia
📍 Melbourne