After Hourse Nurse Manager
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Location: Hawkesbury District Hospital
Remuneration: $79.80 - $81.28 per hour
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ683909
Applications close: 20 August 2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Hawkesbury District Health Service is a teaching hospital in Windsor NSW, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. The service provides 24-hour emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, palliative, intensive and coronary care services.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Hawkesbury District Hospital team as an After-Hours Nurse Manager. This role involves weekday afternoon and night shifts, and weekend morning, afternoon, and night shifts. As the After-Hours Nurse Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in the operational management of the hospital after hours, ensuring the efficient and effective coordination of resources, with a particular focus on Nursing and Midwifery Services. You will provide leadership, guidance and support to nursing teams, fostering a positive and collaborative workplace culture through mentoring, coaching and professional development of staff and colleagues.
The successful candidate will contribute to strategic planning, service improvement initiatives and nursing operations by actively participating in committees, working groups and organisational projects. You will be responsible for managing and communicating workplace information through the collection, analysis and reporting of operational and benchmarking data, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and established timeframes.
Working closely with managers, Nursing Unit Managers and multidisciplinary stakeholders, you will promote effective communication and engagement across the organisation, maintaining awareness of operational priorities and ensuring relevant information is shared to support safe, high-quality patient care and service delivery.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced nursing leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about supporting staff, driving service excellence and delivering outstanding outcomes for patients and the community. Apply today and join us in making a meaningful impact as part of a supportive and committed healthcare team.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Relevant tertiary qualification in management and/or extensive post-graduate clinical and management experience in the acute health care setting
- Leadership and interpersonal skills demonstrating motivation, delegation, negotiation and knowledge with clinical experience of evidence based acute health assessment, treatment and care.
- Proven ability to provide leadership, manage resources and drive change effectively with a demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Computer literacy including working knowledge of staff scheduling systems HealthRoster and Patient Flow Portal
- Understanding of and commitment to HAT, bed management/patient flow objectives in an acute health setting, with the ability to resolve complex problems in a timely manner and demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of information technology systems to support bed management and Patient Flow
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage complex, competing and challenging situations, including clinical and corporate risk in a timely manner plus Human Resource management abilities including an understanding of industrial relations and associated processes and procedures.
- High level verbal and written communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to act as a change agent and lead organisational change in patient care, with knowledge of current nursing practice at a local, national and international level.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Shannan Waddups on Shannan.Waddups@health.nsw.gov.au
