Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
Permanent Full time Position

About the role

The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) Level 2 provides strategic, clinical and operational leadership for the Palliative Care Unit (PCU), ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based and person centred care. The PCU NUM is accountable for the effective management, coordination and continuous improvement of nursing and multidisciplinary services within the unit, ensuring excellence in clinical care, patient safety, workforce capability and service performance.

Your main duties will include:

Leads and supports nursing and support staff to deliver compassionate and responsive palliative care, while fostering a culture of collaboration, professional accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
The role is responsible for managing human, financial and physical resources, monitoring operational and clinical performance
and ensuring compliance with professional, legislative, accreditation and clinical governance requirements.

About you

• Current AHPRA Registration

• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in an acute care and/or hospital setting

• Ability to work unsupervised, proficiently and in an organised manner during periods of high demand and activity

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team

• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills

•A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

For further information please contact Ekram Chowdhury, Acting Service Manager on 0477870701 or Ekram.Chowdhury@health.nsw.gov.au

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
Paid parental leave
Training, development pathways and career opportunities
Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role .

Advertised: 16 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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