Depart­ment of Health
Hos­pi­tals & Pri­ma­ry Care — Hos­pi­tals NW
Pri­ma­ry Health North West

Appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted by Fri­day 28 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM

Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close:Friday 28 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PMAEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 5
• Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, full-time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: 60 – 64 Orr Street, Queenstown

Are you ready to step into a lead­er­ship role that blends clin­i­cal exper­tise with oper­a­tional coor­di­na­tion in a rur­al hos­pi­tal set­ting? Join our team at West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal in Queen­stown, where you’ll sup­port the deliv­ery of high-qual­i­ty care across inpa­tient and emer­gency ser­vices while help­ing shape the future of rur­al health in one of Tasmania’s most unique and reward­ing regions.

The West Coast Dis­trict Hos­pi­tal is locat­ed in the moun­tain­ous Queen­stown, the heart of Tasmania’s West Coast. A town of strik­ing land­scapes, rich min­ing her­itage, and a resilient, wel­com­ing com­mu­ni­ty. Sur­round­ed by dra­mat­ic moun­tains and steeped in his­to­ry, Queen­stown offers a lifestyle that blends adven­ture and tranquillity.

From the icon­ic West Coast Wilder­ness Rail­way to the panoram­ic views at Spi­on Kop Look­out, Queen­stown is full of char­ac­ter. Whether you’re explor­ing her­itage archi­tec­ture, hik­ing rugged trails, or enjoy­ing the slow­er pace of life, liv­ing here feels like a work­ing hol­i­day every day, while con­nect­ing with the local com­mu­ni­ty and giv­ing back to res­i­dents that call Queen­stown home.

But don’t take our word for it, to see what oth­ers have had to say about work­ing in or beau­ti­ful remote areas click here.

The Role:

As Asso­ciate Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (ANUM), you will work in part­ner­ship with the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (NUM) to pro­vide clin­i­cal and oper­a­tional lead­er­ship across inpa­tient and emer­gency ser­vices at West Coast Dis­trict Hospital.

Key respon­si­bil­i­ties include:

• Coor­di­nat­ing day-to-day patient care activ­i­ties and sup­port­ing patient flow.
• Pro­vid­ing high-lev­el clin­i­cal knowl­edge and act­ing as a resource and role mod­el for staff.
• Sup­port­ing the NUM in man­ag­ing staffing, resources, and ser­vice delivery.
• Pro­mot­ing a col­lab­o­ra­tive, pro­fes­sion­al team envi­ron­ment and a pos­i­tive work­place culture.
• Assist­ing with the devel­op­ment and review of pro­to­cols, guide­lines, and qual­i­ty improve­ment strategies.
• Iden­ti­fy­ing and mit­i­gat­ing clin­i­cal risks and sup­port­ing safe­ty and com­pli­ance initiatives.

You will need:

• Clin­i­cal Lead­er­ship: Demon­strat­ed expe­ri­ence in the rel­e­vant prac­tice area, with the abil­i­ty to pro­vide clin­i­cal lead­er­ship and work with min­i­mal supervision.
• Oper­a­tional Insight: Under­stand­ing of patient flow, dis­charge plan­ning, and resource man­age­ment with­in a con­tem­po­rary health­care framework.
• Team­work & Com­mu­ni­ca­tion: Advanced inter­per­son­al and com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills, with the abil­i­ty to lead and sup­port a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team.
• Qual­i­ty & Risk Aware­ness: Strong under­stand­ing of clin­i­cal risk, safe­ty and qual­i­ty sys­tems, and the abil­i­ty to fos­ter a cul­ture of con­tin­u­ous improvement.

Note: - Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent, full time and part time, shift work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 76 hours per fortnight.

*notwith­stand­ing hours to be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant.

Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time, part time, and casu­al vacancies.

Salary:

$106,570 to $112,440 pro rata, per annum. (Pro rata). Our Employ­er 12% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­ma­nia State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023.

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available:

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type (RN)

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing up to $9,010 for liv­ing expens­es + $2,650 for meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible.

Region­al Allowances

• Remote and Rur­al Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of $3,797 per annum
• 10% remote allowance

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Access to EAP for you and your family.
• Relo­ca­tion assis­tance and accom­mo­da­tion sup­port More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial cri­te­ria (Delete if not applicable).

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse

Note: — Please refer to the Appli­ca­tion Guide for more infor­ma­tion of pre-employ­ment check.

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to con­tact the Con­tact per­son for detailed infor­ma­tion about the vacancy.

Renee Mans­field
Work­force Strate­gist
healthjobstas@​health.​tas.​gov.​au

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