Nurse Unit Manager

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location: Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Service

Position Classification: Nurse Unit Manager Level 2

Remuneration: $133,112.75 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ608723

Application Close Date: 06/10/2025

Interview Date Range: 09/10/2025 – 16/10/2025

Contact Details: Natalie Vella –

About the Opportunity

SWSLHD Mental Health Service is recruiting for a Nurse Unit Manager (Level 2) for an adult mental health rehabilitation unit located at Liverpool hospital. The unit provides expert rehabilitation interventions by delivering effective recovery-based treatments for consumers with complex and enduring mental health conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and collaborative multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to safety and consumer advocacy and recovery focused mental health care. As the NUM, you will have the opportunity to provide expert clinical leadership in the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives and innovative models of care. Relevant professional development activities are encouraged and supported.

Liverpool mental health is one of the largest mental health inpatient facilities in NSW. With six units including Acute Adult, High Dependency, Sub Acute, and Psychiatric Emergency Care, Liverpool Mental Health gives nurses the opportunity to acquire new skills in mental health care and progress their knowledge in the field. Nurses and NUMs are supported to engage in further study to evolve their understanding of mental health care and develop their leadership capability.

Our units are centres of excellence and a hub of cultural, gender and socioeconomic diversity, providing compassionate care to consumers and making a positive change for those who are disadvantaged in the community. The Mental Health Unit receives referrals from across the mental health service and works in partnership with a range of community services to assist integration back to community living, improving the quality of life for consumers accessing our service.

Our easily accessible executive team and the career prospects at Liverpool Mental Health are encouraging for any Nurse Unit Manager looking to both make a difference and further their career.

Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

What You'll be Doing

The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) is in-charge of all aspects of the unit environment and takes overall responsibility for the standard of patient care in the unit. The NUM is pivotal to the coordination of patient care, unit management and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and efficient use of resources.

Where You'll Be Working

SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide comprehensive care across several facilities, including the newly redeveloped Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool Hospital. These services offer a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with acute and non-acute mental health needs.

The multidisciplinary teams, consisting of professionals with diverse mental health expertise, deliver exceptional care through specialised units such as the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit, Adult Acute Unit, and Older People's Mental Health Unit. The service is committed to patient safety and high-quality care, maintaining external accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.

With active teaching and research links to various universities, SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

Working here means being part of a dedicated team focused on improving mental health outcomes and making a positive impact on the community.

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 the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience or a combination of study and experience deemed appropriate by SWSLHD.
• Demonstrated senior nursing experience with experience in leading staff and managing services in a relevant setting.
• Proven ability to ensure the human, physical and financial resources of the unit are managed to provide safe, compassionate, quality care that is culturally responsive.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs.
• Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and manage conflicts and performance issues when they arise.
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the management of the unit and the delivery of evidenced based nursing care.
• Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.

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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.

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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