Nurse Unit Manager, Renal Ambulatory Care - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Role title:  Nursing Unit Manager (Level 2)

Role type:  Permanent full time

Department and location:  Renal Ambulatory Care, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary:  $133,112.75 + super. 

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• Renal Ambulatory Care is a busy dynamic unit caring for people with acute and chronic kidney disease, providing renal replacement therapies to inpatients and outpatients. 

• Services include in-centre and outpatient Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Transplant and Renal Supportive care.

• Co-ordination of patient services- through liaison with all health care disciplines for the provision of services to meet patient needs and the timely flow of patients / clients through the system.​

• The unit offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with the medical head to grow the unit, responding to the needs of our community.

   

About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency.

• Recognised post graduate tertiary qualification in a clinical speciality or management (or willingness to undertake same within 12 months) or equivalent relevant experience.

• Demonstrated operational, financial, human resource, workplace health and safety and effective communication / interpersonal skills experience at departmental level.

• Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current nursing issues.

• Ability to deliver, evidenced based, patient centred care within a complex environment.

• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement principles, clinical policy and procedure development and implementation.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 22 August 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

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Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.