Nurse Unit Manager - Mental Health

Mental Health Nurse Unit Manager

Ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact?

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced and passionate Nurse Unit Manager to lead our Mental Health Unit at Windsor Road Private Clinic, The Hills Private Hospital. Reporting to the Director of Nursing, you'll provide strong clinical and operational leadership, inspire a high-performing team and champion exceptional patient-centred care. Working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team, you'll help shape the future of our Mental Health service by driving quality, innovation and continuous improvement.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will provide strong clinical and operational leadership, empower your team to thrive, and play a key role in driving quality, safety and outstanding patient outcomes. If you're an engaging leader who is passionate about developing people and delivering exceptional care, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll bring:

• Inspiring leadership - Proven experience leading and developing high-performing mental health teams while fostering a positive and supportive workplace culture
• Commitment to excellence - A passion for delivering safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care and driving continuous quality improvement
• Strong collaboration - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and lead positive change.

About the role:

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced nurse leader who is passionate about quality improvement, staff development and delivering safe, evidence-based care. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, VMOs and executive leadership, you will drive operational excellence while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

About us:

The Hills Private Hospital is situated at Baulkham Hills, northwest of Sydney. It is an accredited 111 patient-bed hospital that cares for adults experiencing functional disorders. Our dedicated areas of care include rehabilitation and mental health. Our mental health unit contributes to the provision of a multidisciplinary service catering for the various stages of patient care from inpatient to day programs.

Our team of highly skilled healthcare professionals comprise of accredited private specialists, health professionals and nursing staff, all who endeavour to contribute to the provision of the highest standard of care to our patients.

We believe in getting the fundamentals of our service right, the first time, every time.

From the moment a patient enters our hospital, they will be treated with respect and dignity whilst receiving the best possible care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, support and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary nursing team.
• Ensure delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based mental health care.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, accreditation activities and clinical governance.
• Monitor operational performance including workforce planning, budgets, rostering and patient flow.
• Build positive relationships with VMOs, executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Promote a positive workplace culture focused on engagement, wellbeing and professional development.
• Ensure compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Healthscope policies and legislative requirements.
• Lead risk management, patient safety and incident review processes.
• Champion Healthscope's values and continuous improvement culture.

Essential Criteria:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Post Graduate Mental Health Nursing qualification/certificate.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a mental health service.
• Comprehensive knowledge of National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Strong communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• Ability to lead change and develop high-performing teams.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network

• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)

• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: Thursday 20 August 2026

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Jane Thornley, Director of Nursing on Email: [email protected]

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - NSWNMA / AMNF - Nurses and Midwives Agreement - NUM classification starting from $64.30 to $74.25 per hour.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

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