Posted:
3/26/2026, 2:34:46 PM
Location(s):
Townsville, Queensland, Australia ⋅ City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ⋅ Queensland, Australia ⋅ Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About the role:
Ready to take charge of a fast-paced and high performing clinical team?
We’re currently looking for a motivated and experienced Nurse Unit Manager to lead our Adult Mixed Specialty Unit (Ward 1B) to drive clinical excellence at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside. This is a rare opportunity to showcase your leadership abilities in an acute private hospital setting, overseeing the day-to-day operations of a busy Medical/Surgical ward, to empower and mentor nursing staff and to champion clinical excellence, safety and our patient experience – where compassion, excellence, justice and integrity is at the heart of everything we do.
Things that work for you:
Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent’s Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
Join Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services
Things that work for us:
Registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) as a Registered Nurse
Recent experience as a Nurse Unit Manager in ideally, a private acute hospital setting
Experience in mentoring and leading large teams
Demonstrated achievement of organisational targets, in resource management, budgeting and workforce planning
Experience providing advanced clinical care consistent with our mission and philosophy of our hospital
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
About Us:
At St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, we have over 1,000 dedicated and skilled staff who treat nearly 35,000 people a year, delivering safe and high-quality care to all our patients. Our hospital has 227 beds, 9 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheter laboratories, a 17-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Day Oncology Unit, Breast Health Centre, Endoscopy Unit, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit and a 24-hour, private emergency centre provided by Brisbane Northside Emergency.
Mission and Values:
As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent’s aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent’s is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work.
Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit Mission and Values - Reconciliation
Respectfully, no agencies please. Apply NOW!
For further information about this exciting opportunity please email Carissa Fisher, Assistant Director of Clinical Services [email protected] or mobile: 0499 555 289
Pre-Employment
Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks. St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence will be required for proof of immunity.
At St Vincent's 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.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
Website: https://svhs.org.au/
Headquarter Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Employee Count: 1001-5000
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Association ⋅ Education ⋅ Health Care