Nurse Manager (Gde 3) - Staffing & Allocation Mental Health Services - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: SWSLHD District Wide Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $142,254.44 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ585973
Application Close Date: 13/07/2025
Interview Date Range: 16/07/2025 – 23/07/2025
Contact Details: Steffy Wray | Steffy.Wray@health.nsw.gov.au
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position
About the Opportunity
Are you a dynamic and compassionate nursing leader ready to take the next step in your career?
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is seeking an experienced and dedicated Nurse Manager Staffing & allocation to join our senior Nursing leadership team at Mental Health Service SWSLHD.
This permanent full-time position offers a unique opportunity to lead the daily coordination and deployment of nursing staff, ensuring safe, effective, and equitable coverage across a complex and fast-paced clinical environment. Reporting to the Nurse Manager Workforce, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining responsive and efficient staffing across the inpatient mental health service. Working in close collaboration with the broader Nursing leadership team, you will ensure effective daily operations and staffing solutions aligned to clinical needs, skill mix, and compliance with NHPPD and Like-for-Like requirements. You will manage the casual pool, lead recruitment efforts, and provide professional development, performance management, and leadership for casual nursing workforce. Collaborating closely with Nurse Unit Managers, shift In-charges, and executive nursing leadership, you will help drive improvements in workforce sustainability, service responsiveness, and patient care outcomes. You will also provide critical data and reporting on casual usage, overtime, and FTEs to inform workforce planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
As a role model, you will promote a positive, solutions-focused workplace culture aligned with the CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. We are looking for a nursing leader who values innovation, operational excellence, and people-centred care—someone who can support the delivery of Compassionate Nursing Care Always through strong leadership and teamwork.
Join us in delivering on our vision—Leading Care, Healthier Communities—and help shape the future of nursing workforce coordination within Mental health SWSLHD.
If you are resilient, adaptable, and passionate about service development and staff support, we would love to hear from you.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide comprehensive care across several facilities, including the newly redeveloped Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool Hospital. These services offer a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with acute and non-acute mental health needs.
The multidisciplinary teams, consisting of professionals with diverse mental health expertise, deliver exceptional care through specialised units such as the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit, Adult Acute Unit, and Older People's Mental Health Unit. The service is committed to patient safety and high-quality care, maintaining external accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
With active teaching and research links to various universities, SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Working here means being part of a dedicated team focused on improving mental health outcomes and making a positive impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Describe a time when you had to make real-time staffing decisions to address critical clinical needs or unexpected absences? How did you prioritise competing demands, and what was the outcome?
- Demonstrate your experience with monitoring and managing Nursing Hours Per Patient Day (NHPPD)? How have you applied NHPPD principles to ensure appropriate staffing allocation, and how do you address situations where compliance may be at risk.
- Provide an example of a time when you acted as a resource person for nursing staff or colleagues? How did you use your communication skills to provide guidance, build trust, and ensure clarity in a challenging or high-pressure situation?
- 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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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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