Nurse Unit Manager

Nursing, Executive/Management Roles

Posted: 16 Jul 2025

Location: Regional SA

Are you a passionate and experienced Registered Nurse ready to step into a senior leadership role?
SustainHealth Recruitment is currently seeking a Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) for a permanent full-time opportunity at a public rural health facility in regional South Australia, just 2 hours inland from Adelaide.

This is a fan­tas­tic oppor­tu­ni­ty to join a com­mit­ted health­care team pro­vid­ing high-qual­i­ty care across both aged care and acute ser­vices in a sup­port­ive com­mu­ni­ty setting.

About the Role: Report­ing direct­ly to the Direc­tor of Nurs­ing, the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er will over­see a 15- bed mixed unit, includ­ing 8 aged care beds and 7 acute/​ED beds. You’ll be respon­si­ble for day-to-day oper­a­tions, work­force man­age­ment, clin­i­cal lead­er­ship, and ensur­ing the deliv­ery of safe, per­son- cen­tred care.

You will man­age and sup­port a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team that includes:

  • Lev­el 1 & 2 Reg­is­tered Nurs­es / Midwives
  • Enrolled Nurs­es
  • Assis­tants in Nurs­ing / Midwifery
  • Ancil­lary Sup­port Staff

What’s on Offer:

  • Salary up to $130,779 + super (depen­dent on experience)
  • Per­ma­nent full-time posi­tion, Mon­day to Fri­day (38 hours/​week)
  • Lead­er­ship auton­o­my and sup­port from expe­ri­enced exec­u­tive team
  • Live and work in a wel­com­ing rur­al com­mu­ni­ty with great lifestyle perks
  • Strong inter­nal lead­er­ship and clin­i­cal devel­op­ment pathways
  • SAP start with access to pub­lic sec­tor leave enti­tle­ments and conditions

Key Cri­te­ria:

  • Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with AHPRA as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
  • Min­i­mum 3 years’ post-reg­is­tra­tion experience
  • Demon­strat­ed expe­ri­ence in nurs­ing lead­er­ship or man­age­ment roles
  • Strong inter­per­son­al, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and team-build­ing skills
  • A com­mit­ment to excel­lence in patient care and staff development
  • Knowl­edge of the South Aus­tralian Pub­lic Health Sys­tem (desired)
  • Must be an Aus­tralian Cit­i­zen or have full work­ing rights in Australia

Con­tact our Sus­tain­Health team, Makay­la to apply or learn more:
Email: sa.​nursing@​sustainhr.​com.​au
Call: 0415 343 418