Nurse Manager - After Hours
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until August 2026
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 2
Remuneration: $68.50- $69.87 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 30
Requisition ID: REQ617826
Application Close: Sunday 23 November 2025
Nurse Manager - After Hours - Temporary Part Time, Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital
Are you a motivated and organised nursing leader Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital is seeking a dynamic Nurse Manager After Hours to join our nursing leadership team. A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing
Benefits
- Orientation and supported transition into your new role
- Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners
- Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
- 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 $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing
- Corporate health and fitness program, discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Established partnerships with Universities that promote cutting edge research in well being, education and teaching.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant
- Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family member
For more information on careers and benefits of working for SESLHD, visit our page.
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 Nurse Manager After Hours is responsible for the supervision of nursing care in all areas of the Hospital according to the philosophy, objectives, plans, policies, protocols and procedures of the Hospital and the Nursing services.
The Nurse Manager After Hours role involves the coordination of all clinical care after hours and ensuring the safe operation of the Hospital including coordination of emergency responses.
The Nurse Manager After Hours communicates with members of the Hospital Executive as necessary to ensure safe operation of the Hospital and the appropriate management of incidents and accidents, patient and staff complaints and public relations when other members of the management team are not available to respond to these. They also coordinate the appropriate utilisation of afterhours maintenance services as required. HealthRoster is to be maintained with permanent staff and casual staff shifts allocated to the appropriate cost centres.
Where you will be working
Sydney Hospital is Australia's first hospital and dates from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
The Hospital is in the heart of the Central Business District in Sydney within easy walking distance to public transport. For staff who drive to work subsidised parking is available on site.
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital is steeped in history, with a legacy of nursing and medical firsts to its credit and has paved the way in many clinical areas - both nationally and internationally.
Sydney Hospital is Australia's first hospital and dates from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
Today, Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospitals’ state of the art facilities and professional staff provide a unique blend of general and specialist medical services for the public and community, including a 24 hour emergency services, general medicine including close observation unit, perioperative services, specialist hand and eye surgery.
The Hospital is in the heart of the Central Business District in Sydney:
- Directly across the road from Martin Place and St James Station
- Walking distance to various Bus stops
- The light rail is a walking distance on George St and the metro station
- Walking distance Ferry Terminal at Circular Quay
- For Staff who drive to work, subsidised parking is available on site
Selection Criteria
- Current registration as Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife with Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Relevant management tertiary qualifications or extensive clinical experience and relevant management experience.
- Demonstrated recent experience at senior nursing management level in an acute hospital.
- Demonstrated ability to manage operational issues at a facility level that include patient flow / patient access, managing a dynamic bed base and manage key financial performance management goals.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of Work Health and Safety and Injury Management, security, risk, and safety management, associated with an acute health service.
- Proven ability to coordinate staff and deal effectively with unexpected situations.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience using the following information systems, HealthRoster, iPM, IIMS+, Patient Flow Portal, Electronic Journey Board, Staff Link, FirstNet and Microsoft Office software.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Louise Dunne on Louise.Dunne@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-POWH-SSEH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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