Nurse Unit Manager

Overview
Permanent Full Time, 76 hours / 80 hours + ADO per fortnight
An exciting opportunity exists within the West Gippsland Healthcare Group to appoint a Nurse Unit Manager at our Cooinda Lodge residential aged care facility. Cooinda Lodge operates 39 beds under a broad-based, integrated model of health care service provision, incorporating aged care, our Transitional Care Program (TCP) and our Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) program in one facility. As the Nurse Unit Manager of Cooinda Lodge you will lead a team of dedicated nursing professionals, ensuring high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and quality led resident centered care. Your leadership will be instrumental in developing protocols, managing resources, and fostering a culture of excellence.
The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:
Previous experience in Leadership and Management.
Knowledge of privacy legislation and document control.
Previous Experience within a hospital or health care environment.
Post Graduate qualifications in aged care and/or management or working towards same.
Understanding and knowledge of nursing and current clinical issues.
Knowledge and attention to clinical assessments and care planning.
Ability to prioritise tasks to ensure a safe and efficient patient experience.
Our preferred candidate will have:
Tertiary qualifications and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Division 1
Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
Broad generalist nursing experience in acute care and aged care settings.
Knowledge of the Strengthened Aged Care Standards and ability to provide evidence based and clinically effective aged and acute care.
Extensive knowledge of quality improvement, safety and risk management processes and systems and ability to facilitate and coordinate quality improvement.
Proficiency in utilising data-based systems for information management.
Actively seeks to develop others through a commitment to ongoing education
Demonstrates drive, commitment, and resilience, within a framework that highly values personal and staff wellbeing
A thorough understanding and respect for confidentiality requirements.
Responsible and mature work attitude.
Important:
Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.
About our organisation
Did you know that Warragul hospital is a stress-free commute along the freeway from the southeastern suburbs? What\'s more, the Baw Baw Shire is one of the fastest-growing Local Government Areas in the country.
While our hospital may be ageing, our most precious asset is not the building, but the exceptional quality of care delivered by our remarkable staff. Joining us means becoming part of a team that\'s more than just colleagues; we\'re a friendly and welcoming family. At West Gippsland Healthcare Group, we believe in caring for our community because we are the community.
We take pride in our commitment to fostering diversity and equality within our team. We warmly welcome applications from every corner of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTI community, and those with first-hand experience of living with a disability. Your unique perspective and background are valuable to us, and we look forward to your application.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:
Flexible working arrangements
Access to employee assistance program
Salary packaging
Free Parking
Working with us
All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a current Police Record Check/NDIS worker screening clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six-month probationary period applies to all new appointments.
Further details and how to apply
Further information is contained in the
Position Description
. Applications must be submitted via
seek.com.au
and must include a current CV and cover letter. Responses to the selection criteria are recommended. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees. If you have any further queries, please contact
Chris O'Brien, acting Deputy Director Clinical Operations on or email
(emailprotected)
Applications close on
Thursday 2nd October 2025
.
Please apply at your earliest convenience, shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date.
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As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.
As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.
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Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
How many years\' experience do you have as a nurse unit manager?
Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the residential aged care accreditation standards?
Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with?
Are you currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)?
How many years of people management experience do you have?
West Gippsland Healthcare Group provides acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, community and aged care services, primarily in the Shire of Baw Baw, approximately 100 kms east of Melbourne.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group comprises a number of sites. They are Baw Baw Health and Community Care Centre, Community Services Centres in Warragul and Trafalgar, Cooinda Lodge Aged Care Residence, Rawson Community Health Centre, Andrews House Aged Care Residence, Warragul Linen Service and West Gippsland Hospital.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
About Us
West Gippsland Healthcare Group provides acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, community and aged care services, primarily in the Shire of Baw Baw, approximately 100 kms east of Melbourne.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group comprises a number of sites. They are Baw Baw Health and Community Care Centre, Community Services Centres in Warragul and Trafalgar, Cooinda Lodge Aged Care Residence, Rawson Community Health Centre, Andrews House Aged Care Residence, Warragul Linen Service and West Gippsland Hospital.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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