Nurse Unit Manager in Melbourne

Fixed-term, full-time parental leave cover position available (until February 2028) 38 hours per week (+ ADO). Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Endoscopy Suites

The Endoscopy Suites are located across 2 areas within Austin Health. The Level 2 Endoscopy Suites, located within the Austin Operating Suites, support inpatient endoscopic activity, as well as advanced ERCP procedures within 1 Endoscopy room and 2 procedure rooms. The Endoscopy Centre (TEC), located on Level 3 of the Austin Hospital, is our brand-new, purpose-built, 4-room suite, opened in October 2026. The Endoscopy Centre supports all other outpatient endoscopic activity, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, enteroscopy, PEG insertion, other advanced endoscopy procedures, capsule endoscopy, oesophageal and anorectal manometry, and pH monitoring. More than 7,500 endoscopy and gastroenterology procedures are undertaken per annum at Austin Health.

About the role

Austin Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to lead our Endoscopy Suites, a high-volume day procedural service delivering exceptional patient care across a broad range of endoscopy specialties. As the unit's clinical and operational leader, you will foster a positive team culture, ensure excellence in patient-centred care, drive quality and safety initiatives, and manage workforce, financial, and service performance outcomes. You will lead a multidisciplinary team in an environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, evidence-based practice and professional development.

A regular day will see you:

• Provide visible clinical and professional nursing leadership.
• Lead and support a team of nursing and support staff to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
• Manage staffing, recruitment, rostering, performance development and workforce planning.
• Drive quality, safety and service improvement initiatives.
• Oversee unit budgets and resource management.
• Promote a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and organisational policies, including adherence to the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA) Standards for Infection Prevention and Control, and the requirements of Australian Standard AS 5369:2023 Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices and Other Devices in Health and Non-Health Related Facilities.

About you

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Significant perioperative, day surgery, endoscopy or procedural nursing experience.
• Previous leadership or management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Strong people management, communication and change management skills.
• Experience in quality improvement, risk management and service development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver excellent patient outcomes.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Nursing, Management or a related field (desirable).

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Naomi Italia, Acting Div Manager - Access Planned Procedures, Endoscopy and Endoscopy Services.