Nurse Manager

Lead and mentor senior nursing and midwifery staff

Drive performance to meet MoH care targets

Deliver safe, efficient evidence based clinical care

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 4

Remuneration: $147, $150,008.17 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospitals

Where you'll be working

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals (BMDH) operate across two campuses, providing essential healthcare services to the Western Sydney community. With over 50 years of service, we are evolving to meet growing demands and advancements in healthcare.

• Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospitals both offer convenient access to shopping centres, just a 10-minute walk away.
• Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and proximity to train stations.
• We embrace innovation and growth to enhance patient care and community well-being.
• Our dedicated team strives for excellence in a dynamic and evolving healthcare environment.

What you'll be doing

Lead Critical Care Services with vision and expertise. This senior role provides operational and clinical leadership, driving safe, efficient care while mentoring senior nursing and midwifery staff. Your responsibilities will also include:

• Providing leadership across critical care services
• Mentoring senior nursing and midwifery staff
• Ensuring MoH performance targets are achieved
• Delivering safe, efficient, evidence-based care
• Contributing to executive and divisional leadership

How to Apply

Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria:

• Registration: Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria:

• Hold or working towards relevant post graduate tertiary qualification, or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience.
• Demonstrated evidence of broad management experience encompassing administration, human resource management, finance and resource management, and health service delivery.
• Demonstrated evidence in building effective teams to meet clinical service activity an identified reporting targets. This would include blending people into teams, creating strong morale and spirit within teams, sharing wins and successes, fostering open dialogue and creating feeling of belonging in the team.
• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated evidence of working to meet MoH, WSLHD and local key performance indicators relating to critical care services and the reporting requirements within this framework.
• Demonstrated ability to be resilient in meeting the demands of services that are constantly fluctuating or changing based on clinical need and requirements.
• Person and patient focused. Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders. By relating well to all kinds of people and being an active advocate for all levels of staff can build appropriate rapport; constructive and effective relationships to use for improvements in care and services.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills including competency in health related software applications (eg: eMR; FirstNet; PFP; HealthRoster) and all Microsoft Office applications.

Requisition ID: REQ594667

Applications Close: 15th September 2025

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• For inquiries about the role, contact Melissa Cooke on

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit .

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.