Staffing Nursing Unit Manager
An opportunity to grow your leadership skills, expand your impact, and play a vital role in supporting both nurses and patients—because great care starts with great staffing. Upskill into the Staffing Nurse Unit Manager role and take your nursing career beyond the bedside to a position of real influence and leadership.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time and Part time positions available until 31 January 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $69.15 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ641804
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Ryde Hospital
Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community.
The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more.
Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.
What you'll be doing
The position manages all facets of daily staffing requirements for the facility; manages casual nursing staff and coordinates all liaison with casual and agency nursing staff in relation to filling vacant shifts.
- Participating in strategic workforce planning and reporting
- Daily Allocation of casual and agency staff in alignment with ward vacancies.
- Daily liaison with NUMs to ensure staffing levels and skill mix levels are appropriate, including the provisions of specials and escorts • Reporting daily staffing on the After Hours Nurse Manager Report
- Coordination with the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Nurse Manager Workforce Capacity and Resources with regards to recruitment of casual staff
- Monitor and evaluate casual nurses resource, supply and demand via the Staffing Statistics Report
- Grievance and Performance Management with regards to casual staff
- Reconciliation of Agency Invoices with the District Casual Staff Nurse Manager
- Adherence of statutory regulations and hospital policies and procedures
- Monitor Nursing Hours Per Patient Day for each applicable unit
- Monitor Reasonable Workloads and report to committee
On occasion the position may be required to provide operational management of excessive leave and entitlement management.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Previous experience in recruitment processes including interview convenor, panel membership and conducting reference checks.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills including; interpersonal, negotiating, representation and consultative liaison skills.
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For role related queries or questions contact Algen Ruvi Ortiz on AlgenRuvi.Ortiz@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have
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Applications Close: 26 February 2026
