Providing professional nursing leadership to promote safe, high-quality care, support workforce excellence, and drive continuous improvement across MHDA services.

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration:$3,032.60 - $3,088.90 per week
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ703242

Who we are : We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

- Macquarie Hospital, Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Norther Sydney Local Health District.

What you'll be doing





The Stream Nurse Manager provides leadership across the clinical stream to ensure the delivery of best practice nursing, individual focused care, and management and organisation of the service and workforce.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
- Relevant post-graduate qualification in management or working towards same or extensive post-graduate experience in the management of and leadership in mental health clinical service delivery and demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Previous successful management of service development change and quality processes.
- Previous successful management of financial resources.
- Proven commitment to the principles and practices of consumer collaboration and working in a Multidisciplinary Teams that promote a recovery framework.
- Advanced written, presentation and computer skills within Microsoft Office and health related software programs.
- Current NSW Driver's licence or ability to undertake.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process.

NSW Health is committed to implementing theChild Secure Standards.

The team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Applications Close: 5 November 2026
Tentative Interview Date: Week Commmecning 16 November 2026

📌 Mental Health, Nurse Manager (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Sydney