Nurse Unit Manager - Child Inpatient Unit, ICYMHS

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• Permanent Full Time
• Heidelberg location 

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the role 

Seeking an experienced and passionate nurse unit manager to lead the vibrant multi disciplinary team of the Child Inpatient Unit within Austin's Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Directorate.   This is an exciting time to join us here at Austin Health- ICYMHS bringing your expertise into this important area of work to ensure great quality mental health care.

As a valuable team member of ICYMHS leadership, you will work to model the core values of Austin Health.

A regular day will see you:   

• Provide expert leadership, clinical knowledge and direction to promote a patient-focussed model of care,
• Lead a high standard of evidence-based care to children, their families and carers and the systems around them,
• Actively demonstrate and model exemplary professional conduct at all times,
• Work in partnership with the consultant psychiatrists to foster a positive culture, and
• Support staff capacity and wellbeing whilst managing patient flow.

About you 

If you have strong nursing and mental health leadership experience and are keen to share your knowledge and ideas in service design and system change to benefit  Austin ICYMHS  then please consider the role.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Catherine Byrne, Catherine.Byrne@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Wednesday 23 September 2026