Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Sun­day 14 Decem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 7b
• Salary: $130,203 to $136,295 per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, full-time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hospital

The Nurse Unit Manager: 

• Pro­vides lead­er­ship to the Depart­ment of Emer­gency Med­i­cine, Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal (MCH).
• Ensures the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of care, based on clin­i­cal stan­dards and best prac­tice prin­ci­ples with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive and mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary frame­work by coor­di­nat­ing the clin­i­cal, man­age­ment, edu­ca­tion and nurs­ing research func­tions with­in the Depart­ment of Emer­gency Med­i­cine; and 
• Leads and man­ages the coor­di­na­tion of over­all patient care and is respon­si­ble for man­ag­ing the allo­cat­ed human, mate­r­i­al and finan­cial resources for ser­vice deliv­ery with­in the Depart­ment of Emer­gency Medicine.

We offer an envi­ron­ment that will focus on your per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al career devel­op­ment includ­ing a gen­er­ous relo­ca­tion pack­age avail­able for the suit­able can­di­date. You will lead and inspire a pas­sion­ate group of health­care pro­fes­sion­als com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing excep­tion­al patient care dur­ing crit­i­cal moments.

• This per­ma­nent, full-time posi­tion offers the chance to shape emer­gency nurs­ing prac­tice while work­ing along­side expe­ri­enced med­ical staff in a sup­port­ive, col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ment. You’ll play a key role in ensur­ing our emer­gency depart­ment oper­ates effi­cient­ly while main­tain­ing the high­est stan­dards of patient safe­ty and care quality.
• Work­ing with THS means join­ing Tas­ma­ni­a’s largest health­care employ­er, where your exper­tise makes a real dif­fer­ence in your local com­mu­ni­ty. We offer com­pet­i­tive remu­ner­a­tion, com­pre­hen­sive pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties, and flex­i­ble work arrange­ments that sup­port work-life balance.
• Our North West team val­ues diver­si­ty, inclu­sion, and col­lab­o­ra­tion. We believe that dif­fer­ent per­spec­tives strength­en our abil­i­ty to serve patients from all back­grounds effectively.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and men­tor nurs­ing staff across all emer­gency depart­ment shifts
• Over­see clin­i­cal oper­a­tions and ensure com­pli­ance with safe­ty protocols
• Col­lab­o­rate with mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary teams to opti­mise patient outcomes
• Man­age staffing sched­ules and resource allocation
• Dri­ve qual­i­ty improve­ment ini­tia­tives and evi­dence-based practice
• Sup­port staff devel­op­ment through coach­ing and pro­fes­sion­al growth opportunities

What We’re Look­ing For:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with AHPRA as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
• Sub­stan­tial expe­ri­ence in emer­gency or acute care nursing
• Proven lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence in clin­i­cal settings
• Strong com­mu­ni­ca­tion and inter­per­son­al skills
• Com­mit­ment to con­tin­u­ous learn­ing and pro­fes­sion­al development
• Abil­i­ty to remain calm and make sound deci­sions under pressure

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, day work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 76 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing from 21 Feb­ru­ary 2026. *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: $130,203 to $136,295 per annum. 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

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

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

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• Trav­el and relo­ca­tion assis­tance sup­port avail­able up to $15,000 for eli­gi­ble appointees from over­seas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Fit­ness Pass­port – You, and your fam­i­ly can access 40+ fit­ness facil­i­ties across Tas­ma­nia for just $14.50 per week per per­son, or $28.05 for a family.

More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria 

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

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Rel­e­vant post grad­u­ate qualifications

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

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the State­ment of Duties, Appli­cant Guide, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and appli­ca­tion guidance.

State­ment of Duties: 

• 515187 NUM — Depart­ment of Emer­gency Med­i­cine G7b (July 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

If you’re ready to take the next step in your nurs­ing career while mak­ing a mean­ing­ful impact in emer­gency health­care, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen to ensure that impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered.

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion detail­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties. A sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion cri­te­ria in the State­ment of Duties is not required.

*only Recruit­ment Agen­cies specif­i­cal­ly con­tract­ed are invit­ed to pro­vide appli­cants to this role

For more information:

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

Name: Max­ine Wool­er
Posi­tion: Nurs­ing Direc­tor — Acute Med­i­cine and Crit­i­cal Care Ser­vices
Phone num­ber:
Email address: Maxine.​wooler@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au