Nurse Manager (Gde 4) - Emergency Department - Perm FT
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- REQ592303 Requisition #
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- 2 days ago Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Bankstown Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 4
Remuneration: $147,420.11 - $150,008.17 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ592303
Application Close Date:10/08/2025
Interview Date Range: 13/08/2025 – 20/08/2025
Contact Details: Sarah Massey | (02) | 9722 8301 | Sarah.Massey1@health.nsw.gov.au
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position
Senior Leadership Opportunity
We are seeking an exceptional Nurse Manager (Grade 4) to lead our high-performing Emergency Department, providing strategic direction, clinical oversight, and compassionate leadership in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for managing nursing services to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, and person-centred care. You will lead by example, upholding professional standards and ethical practice, while mentoring and developing staff to achieve excellence.
Bringing extensive emergency nursing experience, you’ll demonstrate advanced clinical judgement, strong leadership, and a proven ability to manage resources, safety, and performance. Your exceptional communication skills, collaborative approach, and ability to lead through complexity will be key to fostering a positive, high-functioning team culture.
You’ll be committed to continuous improvement, staff development, and creating a respectful and inclusive workplace aligned with the NSW Health Code of Conduct, Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, and Transforming Your Experience leadership behaviours.
If you’re a proactive, values-driven leader ready to make a lasting impact in emergency care, we welcome your application.
What You'll be Doing
The Nurse Manager participates in or is responsible for the leadership and management of nursing services in a management unit, service, complex function or facility to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources..
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
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 post graduate qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
- Demonstrated senior nursing leadership experience, including the ability to lead staff, manage services in a relevant clinical setting, and navigate complex operational
- Proven ability to manage human, financial, and physical resources to deliver safe, high-quality, culturally responsive care aligned with service goals and patient needs and financial responsibility.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, represent the nursing service, and manage conflict and performance issues professionally.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and operational capability, including the use of critical thinking in planning, goal setting, and policy development, and active participation in organisational change, risk management, WHS, and quality improvement initiatives.
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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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