Job Description
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $67.13 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: As Required
Requisition ID: REQ552682
Applications Close: Sunday 23 February, 2026
Nurse Unit Manager Operations - Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick
Come and work with us!
Are you an experienced Nurse Unit Manager who values being part of a caring and compassionate team? A fantastic opportunity exists to become part of the Operations Team, supporting the coordination of patient flow and staffing on a casual basis.
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 +00,000 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.
The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2026-202+ guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.
The nursing vision for Prince of Wales Hospital is ‘Transforming Person-Centred Care Together’. This approach to all nursing practices ensures we collaborate together on all aspects of healthcare, inclusive of staff, placing the person at the centre of shared decision making underpinned by respect, mutual understanding and facilitated choice.
The Operational Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Prince of Wales Hospital will ensure the operations of patient flow and staffing will be maintained and is managed effectively and efficiently. As the Nursing Unit Manager you will serve a pivotal role as a visible leader and role model for nurses across SESLHD. Your role is diverse and dynamic, focusing on supporting nurses and midwives to deliver safe, high-quality care.
The Operational-NUM2 is pivotal in supporting the coordination of patient flow, staffing and leadership of the professions of nursing and midwifery to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and efficient use of resources. The operational NUM2 will be responsible for management of unplanned leave, patient flow and NHPPD in the after-hours period. To achieve this, you will empower and motivate your team, coordinate and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and identify and improve workforce factors to provide enhanced patient outcomes.
As the Operational Nursing Unit Manager you will utilise your extensive experience and/or qualifications to provide leadership and direction for quality improvement and clinical service standards; lead skill development in coaching, clinical supervision and leadership; act as a role model, be responsible for engaging with staff, carers, patients and consumers to facilitate, support, and evaluate practice change related to patient care, fostering excellence in clinical, educational and professional leadership.
You will be part of a team that strives to support each other to reach our potential, focus on what matters most and continue to be innovative in approaches to practice.
Benefits
Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
Up to $+K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door
Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse
Relevant management tertiary
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Nurse Unit Manager Operations position is now open for candidates interested in the Nurse / Compounder Jobs sector. This role in Sydney offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Nurse / Compounder Jobs is a plus.
