Nurse Manager (Gde 3) - Child and Family Health - Perm FT
Requisition ID: REQ674815
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Remuneration: Nurse Manager Grade 3: $153,629.36 - $156,478.31 per annum + 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Location: Bolger Street, Campbelltown
Applications close: 12/07/2026
Contact: Kate O'Connor - A/Director Healthy Kids and Families on Kate.OConnor3@health.nsw.gov.au| 0477 319 403
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
Achieve Something Great
The Nurse Manager - Child and Family Health (CFHN) provides strategic and operational leadership across Healthy Kids and Families within PCH, overseeing the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based services to children and families. This role leads and supports multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, timely, and coordinated care, with a strong focus on early intervention, prevention, and improved developmental and health outcomes. The position is critical in managing service demand, reducing waitlists, and ensuring effective patient flow, including facilitating discharge pathways and strengthening links between hospital and community care. By driving clinical governance, workforce capability, and service improvement initiatives, the Nurse Manager plays a key role in delivering consistent, equitable care and achieving positive outcomes for families across the service, making a meaningful impact at both a team and system level.
Are You the Right Fit?
The ideal candidate for the Nurse Manager Child and Family Health role within Healthy Kids and Families is a highly experienced and motivated nursing leader with strong clinical knowledge in child and family health and community-based care. They will demonstrate proven leadership and management capability, including experience in workforce planning, service delivery, and operational oversight within a complex health environment. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and health services to support coordinated care and patient flow. They will be skilled in clinical governance, quality improvement, and risk management, with a strong commitment to delivering safe, equitable, and evidence-based care. Key attributes include resilience, adaptability, sound decision-making, and the ability to support and develop staff, drive service improvements, and respond to changing service demands, ensuring positive outcomes for children, families, and the broader community.
Selection Criteria
To help us assess your suitability for the role, please tell us as much as you can about yourself in response to the questions below.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with demonstrated experience at a senior nursing management level with relevant tertiary qualifications in Child and Family Health or extensive demonstrated experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD in the relevant specialty of child and family health nursing or a combination of study and work experience.
- Describe your experience leading and managing multidisciplinary community health teams, including how you support staff performance, manage service demand, and ensure safe, high-quality care delivery.
- Provide an example of how you have driven service improvement or innovation in child and family health or community-based services, including how you managed stakeholders, improved patient outcomes, or addressed service pressures such as waitlists or patient flow.
Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Position Information
Applicants will be assessed against the criteria in the Position Description.
How to Apply
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Diversity, Culture & Inclusion
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to accessibility and a supportive recruitment experience. If you require adjustments or assistance during the application process, please contact SWSLHDJobs@health.nsw.gov.au
We value the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our workforce and are committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodivergent individuals, those from Refugee, multicultural and multifaith backgrounds, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
Aboriginal Workforce
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to our Aboriginal Workforce Team, please contact SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
More Than Just a Job – Why Work With Us?
Financial Perks
12% superannuation
Salary packaging and novated leasing via Smart Salary
Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
One extra day off each month for full-time employees
Work-Life Balance
Flexible work options, including hybrid and varied hours (depending on the role)
Paid maternity and parental leave
Generous leave options like long service and carers leave
Grow Your Career
Access to learning opportunities through our dedicated Education and Organisational Development team, who support staff with training, workshops, and career development programs.
Health & Wellbeing
Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance
Additional Information
Vaccination Requirements
All staff must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting.
Child Safe Employment
South Western Sydney Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
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