Nurse Unit Manager (Lvl 2) - Neurosurgery & Plastics Unit - Perm FT
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $137,104.41 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ622758
Application Close Date: 07/12/2025
Interview Date Range: 10/12/2025 – 17/12/2025
Contact Details: Melissa Wakefield - 0419 648 993 | Melissa.Wakefield@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Step into a pivotal leadership role within our 30-bed surgical ward, specialising in complex brain, spine, and plastics surgeries. This dynamic unit manages tertiary referrals from ED, ICU, and external hospitals, with a strong focus on trauma surgical patient care.
- Specialised environment: Deliver advanced neurosurgical and plastics care in a fast-paced, high-acuity setting.
- Leadership impact: Guiding a skilled nursing team through coaching, mentoring, and hands-on leadership.
- Operational excellence: Shape daily ward operations, optimise patient flow, and ensure safe, effective staffing.
- Quality & innovation: Drive evidence-based practice, safety initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
- Collaboration at its best: Work closely with neurosurgeons, allied health professionals, and multidisciplinary teams to influence patient outcomes across trauma, acute neurosurgery, spine, and neurological conditions.
- Career growth: Contribute to strategic planning and service development while enjoying opportunities for professional advancement in clinical leadership.
What we’re looking for
- Advanced clinical skills and proven leadership in acute surgical settings
- Strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and team development
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment
Be part of a supportive, innovative team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. This is your chance to make a lasting impact in one of the most specialised surgical wards.
What we offer:
- World class facilities as a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University.
- Highly supportive team – Whether you are starting your career as a new grad or a highly skilled EN, we have growth and development opportunities to build your skills.
- Full time and part time opportunities.
- We are currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities to the district.
Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
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 Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Can you share a specific example from your career where you successfully led and managed a team in a high-acuity surgical or trauma environment and, explain how those experiences have shaped your interest in stepping into this Nurse Unit Manager role within the Neurosurgery and Plastics ward.
- Can you describe a time when you had to balance patient safety, staffing challenges, and high patient acuity, what strategies did you use to optimise outcomes?
- What initiatives would you prioritise to enhance quality improvement and service growth in a specialised surgical ward managing trauma, spine, and neurosurgical patients?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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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.
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