After Hours Manager
Lead when it matters most—where every decision counts and your leadership makes the difference between chaos and care
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 2
Remuneration: $135,826.04 - $138,534.10 + Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 28
Requisition ID: REQ657430
Closing Date: Sunday 17th May 2026
Location | Belmont Hospital
About The Role
Are you an experienced and confident nursing leader ready to take on a pivotal role in a dynamic, high-acuity healthcare environment? We are seeking a dedicated After-Hours Manager to provide senior operational and clinical leadership across the facility outside standard business hours. As the After Hours Manager, you will be an integral member of the hospital’s senior nursing leadership team, ensuring safe, coordinated, and efficient service delivery during evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays. This is an opportunity to play a critical leadership role in ensuring high-quality patient care and operational excellence after hours. You will be supported by strong governance structures and a collaborative leadership team, enabling you to make meaningful contributions to patient outcomes and staff wellbeing.
You will oversee hospital-wide operations, support patient flow, workforce management, and clinical governance while responding to emerging risks, incidents, and unplanned events. Working closely with Nurse Managers, medical staff, multidisciplinary teams, and the Executive on Call, you will provide calm, decisive, and visible leadership when it matters most.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical and operational leadership across all areas of the facility after hours
- Coordinate patient flow to support timely, safe, and effective care delivery
- Manage staffing resources and respond to workforce challenges
- Lead responses to clinical incidents, emergencies, and operational issues
- Escalate risks appropriately in line with NSW Health and HNE LHD policies
- Support staff, patients, and families through visible, professional leadership
- Ensure compliance with clinical governance, risk management, and safety standards
About You
You are a highly capable healthcare leader who thrives in complex and fast-paced environments. You bring:
- Demonstrated experience in senior nursing or clinical leadership roles
- Strong clinical judgement and confident decision-making skills
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining patient safety
- Sound knowledge of clinical governance, escalation frameworks, and risk management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in high-pressure situations
- Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
- A commitment to modelling NSW Health CORE values: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment
What We Offer
- A structured orientation program including site familiarisation, escalation pathways, and emergency procedures
- Shadow shifts and mentoring from experienced After Hours Managers
- Ongoing professional development in leadership, clinical governance, and incident management
- Access to senior clinical and executive support, including the Executive on Call
Selection Criteria
- Registered Nurse with current registration (or eligible for same) with AHPRA.
- Relevant post graduate qualifications in clinical leadership or management, or willingness to undertake same
Demonstrated ability to guide others to analyse workplace issues and developing solutions to enhance systems and work processes.
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:
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
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For role related queries or questions contact Louise Giles on Louise.Giles@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.
Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.
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.
At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
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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