At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a nursing team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and professional growth.
- Company: Join a supportive health service dedicated to rural communities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, superannuation, salary packaging, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in rural health while advancing your management career.
- Qualifications: Postgraduate nursing experience and management qualifications required.
The predicted salary is between 50715 - 61985 $ per year.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (Job share may be considered)
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 1
Remuneration: $143,574.55 - $146,512.21 pa (+ superannuation + salary packaging options)
Location: Coolah, NSW
Hours Per Week: 38
Applications Close: 3 November 2026 – 11:59pm
About the role
Our nursing team is critical in our vision to build healthier rural people and thriving communities. Our nurse managers ensure we deliver on our promise through creating safe, healthy environments that support the work of the health care team and contribute to patient engagement. You will be managing and supervising staff and clinical nursing practice with a focus on optimal patient outcomes and professional growth for staff. Other duties include case management, treatment planning, recruitment budgeting, scheduling, mentoring and developing educational plans. This position consists of management and clinical duties. Emergency department experience is preferred for this position.
You’ll be a role model to uphold policies and professional standards practices with staff to deliver evidence-based best-practice and safe care. You’ll also be an advocate for our organisational change processes to continuously improve nursing care delivery. This is a level 1 position suited to a nurse that wants to take the next step in their management career. You will have extensive post-graduate experience and relevant post-graduate qualifications in management.
We commit to support you in an inclusive, collaborative and caring team environment, and will help you develop the skills you need to reach your potential. This is truly a fabulous opportunity for you to progress your career by experiencing management nursing with the wide scope of practice only a rural setting can bring. The rewards are immense. Innovation and continuous improvement is at the heart of all roles, and through your leadership, you’ll be part of shaping the future of rural health. It’s not always easy, but it will always be extremely rewarding. Challenge yourself. Make an impact. Shape the future.
Additional information for applicants
- All suitably qualified Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply for this position.
- This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future (ongoing or temporary).
- Western NSW LHD can provide reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
- Western NSW LHD is committed to the safety and wellbeing of every child in our care.
- Western NSW is committed to creating a safe and accessible workplace that promotes diversity, inclusion and belonging.
Role-related enquiries: Please contact Sharon Thompson on 0447623909 or at Sharon.thompson@health.nsw.gov.au for more information.
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Nurse Manager in Coolah employer: Western NSW Local Health District
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Contact Details:
Western NSW Local Health District Recruitment Team
