Nurse Unit Manager
· Fantastic team in need of motivated leader
· Exciting opportunity to be a key part of our hospital leadership
· Take your Nursing career to the next level at Prince of Wales Private Hospital
About the Role
Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and be part of a progressive and quality focused leadership team?
With an amazing team of highly trained neonatal nurses and midwives and providing word class maternity care, Prince of Wales Private is the next step in your career!
Prince of Wales Private Hospital are seeking a highly passionate, dynamic and engaging Midwifery Unit Manager on a permanent full time basis for our Birth Suite, to join our amazing team of highly trained midwives and nurses.
About us
Prince of Wales Private Hospital is a leading high-level tertiary healthcare facility that specialises in acute surgical and maternity services. The hospital is independently recognised by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality Healthcare for clinical safety and service excellence, and is renowned for achieving outstanding patient outcomes.
Our newly refurbished Maternity Unit consists of 6 Birth Suite rooms with 1 Assessment room. There are 25 spacious Postnatal suites, including 9 Special Care Nursery cots. Prince of Wales Private offers a private obstetric model, working collaboratively with our highly skilled midwives and nurses.
Our operating theatres consist of 11 theatres and 1 endoscopy suite which provides full elective sessions 6 days per week, including 24hour on call coverage. Prince of Wales Private Hospital performs an average of 24,000 surgical cases per year. The case mix includes cardiothoracic, orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, Gynaecology, Urology, Reconstructive plastic surgery, general surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat and vascular surgery.
Our location is unique. You’ll find us at Randwick, where we share a precinct with three other hospitals; Sydney Children’s Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Women and the Prince of Wales (public).
Joining our team means you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of a strong, innovative team who always strive for better, and have the opportunity to flourish and grow. Apply now to join Prince of Wales Private Hospital team
As a Nursing Unit Manager your responsibilities will include:
· Providing operational direction for the unit to ensure efficient and effective management
· Coordinating the delivery of nursing care that is evidence based
· Ensuring the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care in a team focused environment
· Providing guidance, mentoring and support to your team
· Being accountable for the effective management of human, financial and material resources
· Undertaking direct patient care, as required
· Ensuring compliance with ACQSHC National standards
Essential Criteria:
· Current Registration with AHPRA
· Registered Nurse with at least 5 years’ experience
· Demonstrated management experience
· Proven experience in building and leading high performing teams with a service excellence approach
· Demonstrated ability to foster positive working relations with a wide range of diverse stakeholders
· Demonstrate a good knowledge base in labour management
· Understand the requirements of private health funding
· Demonstrable excellence in written and verbal communication skills including advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
· A commitment to a high standard of clinical and customer focused care
· High degree of computer literacy including MS office and various data bases
· Ability to work cohesively within a team environment
Desirable Criteria:
· Tertiary post graduate qualifications in a relevant Nursing specialty
· A demonstrated understanding of Work, Health and Safety legislation.
· A demonstrated understanding and implementation of quality improvement, change management, models of care, evidence based practice and practise development.
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
· Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
· Discounted health insurance for full-time and part-time employees
· Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications close: 4th March 2026
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au
If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - NSWNMA / AMNF - Nurses and Midwives Agreement – NUM classification starting from $68.87 to $74.06 per hour.
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.