Nurse Unit Manager - Hunter Valley Community
Make a genuine difference in regional health while advancing your leadership career in a dynamic and growing service.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $137,104.41 - $137,104.41 + 12% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Hunter Valley
Requisition ID: REQ640478
Applications Close: Tuesday 3rd March 2026
About the Opportunity
An exciting leadership opportunity is available for an experienced and motivated Nurse Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of community-based services across the Upper Hunter region. This role is ideal for someone with a strong clinical background in community nursing and proven management experience who is passionate about delivering integrated, person-centred care.
You will provide operational and clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams delivering services including:
- Child and Family Health
- General Community Nursing
- Dementia Advisory Services
- Women’s Health
- Perinatal Services
- Palliative Care
- Wellbeing Nursing
- School-Based Immunisation Program
The position oversees services across multiple sites including Muswellbrook and surrounding communities, ensuring high-quality care, service coordination, and workforce support. The team will transition mid-year to a new, modern facility with contemporary equipment and resources, and the role includes access to a fleet car for work-related travel. Job share or part time will be considered for the right applicant.
Where You’ll Be Working
Located in the beautiful Upper Hunter region, the area is renowned for its wilderness landscapes, distinctive wineries, world-class horse studs, historic homesteads, and warm country hospitality.
You will be based within the Hunter Valley Community Health team, delivering a broad range of public health services to the people of the Upper Hunter.
Excitingly, the team will transition mid-year to a new purpose-built facility in Muswellbrook, featuring modern equipment and contemporary clinical spaces designed to support innovative models of care.
About You
You are an experienced nurse leader who brings:
- Previous experience as a Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) or equivalent leadership role
- Demonstrated management and operational experience in healthcare
- Strong background in community nursing and service delivery
- Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills
- A commitment to patient-centred care and team development
Essential Requirements
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Current driver’s licence (fleet vehicle available for work-related travel)
Benefits
At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
✅Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
✅Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
✅4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
✅Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
✅Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
✅Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
✅Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
For role related queries or questions contact Shauna Bergin on Shauna.Bergin@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Hunter New England Health 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.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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