Nurse Manager (Gde 3) - Transformative Safety Culture and Excellence in Care - Temp PT

Liverpool Hospital is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead a genuinely different approach to safety culture. This is an opportunity to shape and lead a major Nursing and Midwifery cultural transformation program at Liverpool Hospital, bringing together leadership, positive psychology, psychological safety and a evidence-based approach.

Using a strengths-based approach, you will work alongside our nurses, midwives and leaders to understand where teams are thriving, identify positive practice and translate those strengths into sustainable approaches that support safe, high-quality care.

You will be able to translate evidence into meaningful change. You will lead the co-design, implementation and evaluation of initiatives that strengthen teamwork, communication, workforce wellbeing, staff engagement, and patient safety.

A key aspect of this exciting role will be to develop people as well as systems. A central part of this role will be working with leaders and teams to strengthen leadership capability, psychological safety, trust, collaboration, and positive workplace behaviours.

Finally, the key responsibility for this new role will be to help us create a culture where people can thrive. We are looking beyond individual interventions towards lasting cultural change, where our people feel supported and empowered, learning is valued, people can speak up safely, and excellence in care becomes part of how we work every day.

Are You the Right Fit?

- Be an engaging and authentic leader who can build trust and work effectively with people at every level of a complex health service.
- Have a passion for leadership, positive psychology, psychological safety, workforce wellbeing, and patient safety, and understand the relationship between safety systems, leadership, staff experience, culture, and the quality of care we provide.
- Bring a strengths-based mindset,



with the ability to identify what teams do well and build on those strengths while remaining willing to address opportunities for improvement.
- Be comfortable challenging traditional thinking and supporting teams to explore different approaches to complex cultural and organisational problems.
- Be an excellent facilitator, communicator and listener who can create environments where staff feel able to contribute, question, learn and co-design change.
- Have demonstrated capability in cultural transformation, change management, improvement methodology, project management, and evaluation.
- Be confident working with qualitative and quantitative data and able to translate evidence, research and workforce and patient-safety information into practical improvement.
- Have the credibility to work with senior leaders while remaining visible, accessible, and connected to frontline nurses and midwives.
- Be able to turn good ideas into sustainable practice, evaluate their effect, share learning, and build capability so that improvements remain after individual projects are completed.

Selection Criteria

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) with relevant post graduate qualifications in nursing, leadership, management, quality improvement or equivalent experience deemed appropriate.
- Please outline how you will translate leadership theory into practice to design an nursing and midwifery specific culture transformation programme.
- How will you evaluate your own, and your projects success and use this evaluation to steer the direction of the project?

Diversity, Culture & Inclusion





We are proud to be an equal prospect employer dedicated to accessibility and a supportive recruitment experience. If you require adjustments or assistance during the application process, please contact ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

We value the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our workforce and are committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodivergent individuals, those from Refugee, multicultural and multifaith backgrounds, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.

More Than Just a Job - Why Work With Us?

- 12% superannuation
- Salary packaging and novated leasing via
- Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
- One extra day off each month for full-time employees

Work-Life Balance

Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role)

Paid maternity and parental leave

Generous leave options like long service and carers leave

Grow Your Career

- Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
- Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
- Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance

Child Safe Employment

South Western Sydney Local Health District 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 Child Safe Standards. 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 well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Temporary Positions

For fixed-term or temporary contracts, there may be opportunities for ongoing permanent employment, subject to policy and organisational requirements.

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📌 Nurse Manager (Gde 3) - Transformative Safety Culture and Excellence in Care - Temp PT (City of Liverpool)
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📍 City of Liverpool