Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Recovery Unit

Employment Type:TemporaryPart Time until January 2028
Position Classification:Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration:$76.06 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week:14
Requisition ID:REQ700954
Applications Close: Sunday, 8 November 2026

Prince of Wales Hospital - Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Recovery Unit

Ready to Shape the Future of Nursing?
Are you driven to lead and make a meaningful difference in healthcare? Prince of Wales Hospital is seeking an experienced and passionate professional to take on the role of Nurse Unit Manager – Recovery Unit.
In this role, you will oversee and coordinate staffing allocation across the facility, ensuring efficient and effective workforce management. The position operates Monday to Sunday across AM and PM shifts.
The Nurse Unit Manager reports to the Nurse Manager Operations during business hours and to the After Hours Nurse Manager outside of standard hours.
This is an excellent opportunity to lead high-performing teams, influence clinical practice, and contribute to exceptional patient care and staff development within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Advantages

- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Skilled growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.





The Role

The Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager is the registered nurse/midwife in charge of a ward/unit or group of wards/units or a service (e.g. Child and Family Health) within SESLHD.

The purpose of the Nursing Unit Manager - Recover Unit is to:

- lead, direct and co-ordinate patient or client care;
- ensure the practice of nursing and/or midwifery is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives.
- lead and co-ordinate the nursing/midwifery and multi-disciplinary care team at the ward or unit level, and
- monitor and manage the business and management functions and processes of the ward or unit

As the leader of the unit, the NUM will demonstrate her/his capability through attitude, skills, behaviour and attributes, namely:

- broad nursing/midwifery experience and knowledge;
- understanding and acceptance that patients are the central focus of service delivery;
- professional integrity;
- ethical conduct;
- accountability;
- advocacy;
- enabling others;
- cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective team work;
- commitment to advancing the profession of nursing/midwifery and care provision

Where you'll be working




Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.
Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.

Selection Criteria
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia and current NSW Current drivers licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position) (if required by service).
- Relevant management tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with a demonstrated commitme

📌 Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Recovery Unit (Randwick)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Randwick