Nurse Unit Manager

Role title: Nurse Unit Manager (Level 2)

Role type: Permanent full time

Department and location: Homeless Health Service St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

Salary: $150816.94 super.

Welcome to St Vincents Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care true compassion and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincents Health Australia the Sisters legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydneys premier and iconic inner-city public hospital we serve the entire population providing world-class care to all people including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station with direct high-frequency bus connections from the east and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

The Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) is a community-based multidisciplinary service dedicated to supporting people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.

• Lead one of four primary Homeless Health Teams within HOT providing nursing leadership and clinical oversight with overall responsibility for budget and human resource management while maintaining a strong focus on patient flow patient care and service delivery.

• Lead a community-based multidisciplinary service dedicated to improving access to healthcare for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness through a person-centred trauma-informed and harm-minimisation approach.

• Work collaboratively with local health providers housing services government agencies and non-government organisations to deliver assessment treatment education support advocacy referral and care coordination and assisting clients to obtain and maintain safe and stable housing.

• Oversee intake and referrals to the Homeless Health Service (HHS) through a no wrong door approach ensuring people are connected to the right services regardless of how they enter the system.

• Oversee daily health outreach clinics across multiple locations throughout the city as well as street outreach in partnership with government and community homelessness services bringing healthcare directly to those who may otherwise face barriers to access.

• Deliver brief interventions health assessments treatment referral pathways and care coordination to support individuals in accessing mainstream health services of their choice.

About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Postgraduate tertiary qualification in a clinical specialty or management or a commitment to undertake postgraduate studies within 12 months; equivalent experience may be considered.

• Demonstrated operational financial human resource and workplace health and safety management experience at a departmental level with highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.

• Comprehensive understanding of clinical governance and current nursing issues and demonstrated experience leading quality improvement initiatives including the development implementation evaluation and review of clinical policies procedures and service improvement strategies.

• Proven ability to lead and support the delivery of evidence-based patient-centred care within a complex healthcare environment integrating theoretical knowledge clinical skills critical thinking and analysis into daily practice.

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes

• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program advanced robotics & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives

• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre

• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations homelessness mental health & drug and alcohol care

• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships

• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport discounted private health & cultural recognitions and celebrations

• Coming from NSW Health: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body mind spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 14 September 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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